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MEDAL FOR DUNKIRK

... MEDAL FOR DUNKIRK From Special Correspondent The Treasury Committee honours, medals and decorations in time of war is understood to be considering the striking of a “Dunkirk Medal” to awarded all men who took part in the historic evacuation. The medal ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 248 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

LONDON NEWS OFFICE BOMBED: CARRIES ON

... CARRIES Investigation Shows ‘All WelV With Army Organisation By Our Military Correspondent IMMEDIATELY after the evacuation of Dunkirk the - 1 War Office set up number of committees and examined a large number of witnesses in order to discover what weaknesses ...

Published: Wednesday 16 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 163 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

BURMA ROAD NOW TO CARRY BIGGER LOADS

... stations along the highway. Plighted Troth In Air Raid Shelter LIVERPOOL girl and a French petty officer, evacuated from Dunkirk, became engaged in an air raid shelter. They will wed to-day at Plymouth. The girl, Miss Irene Fauset (23), of Prescot Road ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 205 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

News of “Eddie” Deas

... recovered from his wounds and is in an officers' prisoner of war camp in Germany. “Eddie - Deas was reported missing after the Dunkirk affair, but few weeks ago he was reported officially as a prisoner of war. It appears that he was In field hospital captured ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 70 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WE ANSWER YOU

... WE ANSWER YOU X.V;/.. Gatexhearl. Runners in 4.45 race. Brough Park, were Dunkirk. Palace Light 11,. Waterbury Lofty, Win He May and Half Door. FrL PLAYHOUSE 5 45 ONCE Bl'l TEN—TWICE S A Grand Comedy by ARMITAGK OWEN ...

Published: Monday 28 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 38 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Body Washed Ashore

... cemetery In His body having been washed ashore, it is presumed that his i./Cpi. d. l. rknvvk k death took place during the Dunkirk evacuation. ...

Published: Wednesday 02 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 51 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... Sullen, folsnt boat tragedy l> 27 years of With an anti- 1 Army and a dance whilst returning y the boat caplost their lives. Dunkirk > dead soldier’s r'H U at Railwav f n. told the t t th Mail yeshoy was and thafc with the 2 successfully evacuation. DSSeat ...

Published: Thursday 03 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 91 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

D.S.C. FOR WEAR CAPTAIN'

... steamer Levenwood. of Middlesbrough, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for services in the evacuation from Dunkirk. He rescued number of men and was responsible for shooting down a German plane which was attacking his ship. HALF-CENTURY ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 106 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

MERCHANT SHIPPING LOSSES

... heaviest British losses in any w'eek since the war, except for the special week in June, when the B.E.F. was evacuated from Dunkirk. That week the figure just topped the 200.000 tons mark. The figures for the week ending October 21 also approximate to the ...

Published: Wednesday 30 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 119 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Prisoners Of War

... missing after the minelayer H.M.S. Esk on which, he was serving was sunk, is now a prisoner of war. He was at Narvik and Dunkirk. ...

Published: Tuesday 08 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 120 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Much Bigger Struggle

... Much Bigger Struggle During the first year’s fighting the loss in destroyers was fairly heavy, and after Dunkirk quite a number had to into dock for repair. It will be seen, therefore, that in the anti-submarine warfare we are facing a much bigger struggle ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 152 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

INVASION AWRY

... INVASION AWRY New hope arose when Hitler’s invasion plans went awry. The rescue work at Dunkirk was something like a miracle. He believed in miracles. That terrible retreat, said Lord Lloyd, had been more than retrieved. Until the war is no longer fought ...

Published: Monday 21 October 1940
Newspaper: Newcastle Journal
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 127 | Page: 5 | Tags: none