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DUNKIRK SURVIVOR

... DUNKIRK SURVIVOR. IMPROPER WEARING OF MEDALS. A Dunkirk survivor appeared before a Field General Court-martial at Chatham yesterday, charged with improperly wearing the ribbons of the Military Medal, the Long Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1940
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 522 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

For The Dunkirk Period

... For The Dunkirk Period King's Message To Greece KING GEORGE VI. has sent this message to the Greek people: In this hour of Greece's need I wish to say to the heroic Greek nation and to my cousin George, King of the Hellenes, this: We are with you in ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 148 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A DUNKIRK HERO

... A DUNKIRK HERO Racing along trawler’s deck through clouds of scalding steam from boilers which threatened to explode at any moment, Petty-Officer Neil Maclean Speed saved the lives of hundreds of men during the evacuation from Dunkirk. He was awarded ...

Published: Monday 21 October 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 165 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK SHELLED, CONVOY SUNK

... DUNKIRK SHELLED, CONVOY SUNK BRITISH naval forces have sunk five ships, three convoyed vessels and their escort—and shelled Dunkirk, the Admiralty announced last night. One of the convoyed vessels was of about 700 tons. The others were smaller. One ...

Published: Thursday 17 October 1940
Newspaper: Irish Independent
County: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 130 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BRITISH WARSHIPS BOMBARD DUNKIRK

... BRITISH WARSHIPS BOMBARD DUNKIRK. Widespread Destruction by R.A.F. Bombers. Nazi Air Balds Resumed Last Night. AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST ITALIANS. (Press Association War Special.) More successes by the Royal Navy were announced last night, when two communiques ...

Published: Thursday 17 October 1940
Newspaper: Londonderry Sentinel
County: Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 595 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

STRIKE AGAIN: DUNKIRK SHELLED CONVOY WIPED OUT—SIX SHIPS TORPEDOED Destroyers Bombed In Big R.A.F. Offensive

... STRIKE AGAIN: DUNKIRK SHELLED CONVOY WIPED OUT—SIX SHIPS TORPEDOED Destroyers Bombed In Big R.A.F. Offensive Another ■TWO Admiralty communiques issu'd last night disclosed new successes 1 for the Navy. The first said: A naval bombardment of the port ...

Published: Thursday 17 October 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1043 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

U-Boat Concentration* In Atlantic HEAVIEST SHIPPING LOSSES SINCE DUNKIRK our losses were due to the enemy ..

... U-Boat Concentration* In Atlantic HEAVIEST SHIPPING LOSSES SINCE DUNKIRK our losses were due to the enemy effecting a big concentration of li-boats a particular area in the Atlantic. admitted that they scored considerable successes, but it is hoped not ...

Published: Wednesday 30 October 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 154 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

BETROTHED IN SHELTER

... BETROTHED IN SHELTER Ring Made From Shell on Dunkirk Beach A Liverpool girl and a Free French Petty Officer evacuated from Dunkirk became engaged in an air raid shelter. They are to be married to-day at Plymouth The girl. Miss Irene Fauset (‘231, daughter ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

INNISKILLINGS HONOURED

... Lance-Corpl. Johnston and Fus. Girr, the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who were awarded the Military Medal for gallantry at Dunkirk, were honoured at a special dinner in a sergeants’ mess, somewhere in Northern Ireland, on Saturday evening. R.S.M. Jerram ...

Published: Saturday 05 October 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

R.A.F. REST ON FRIDAY NIGHT“GO TO IT” ON SATURDAY

... blind.” Once more the “invasion” ports were hammered, the French coast being ablaze from Dunkirk to Boulogne. Enemy transports at Gravelines — between Calais and Dunkirk—were heavily attacked. A trail of fires was also started among German oil plants and ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 123 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

R.A.F. SCORE AGAIN

... raids, directed chiefly against coastal objectives from Rotterdam to Dunkirk. ’ IR TR A ~ “A convoy of 12 merchant ships, escorted by war vessels, was sighted close inshore near Dunkirk during the morning and attacked from a low level. High explosive bombs ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 270 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A SHELTER ROMANCE

... for her and them.” —Reuter. Free Frenchman and English Girl A Liverpool girl and a Free French petty oftlcer evacuated from Dunkirk became engaged in air-raid shelter. They are to be married to-day at Plymouth. The girl, Miss Irene Fauset (23), daughter ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 205 | Page: 7 | Tags: none