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Dunkirk

... Dunkirk IN contradiction to Hitler, historians rightly declare that the collapse of the German Army in 1918 waa due to the fact that the Allied forc33 comprised better men, better armed and better led. Provided our brass-hats are not too proud to learn—and ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 60 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WAS AT DUNKIRK

... WAS AT DUNKIRK For tko months, he told an Evening MaU representative, his Belgian steamer had been used for the transport of troops, then he assisted in the evacuation of Dunkirk, and, now that his ship has been taken over by the British Government. he ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 171 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK

... DUNKIRK. It was though in a vision We began our retreat. Though quickly we fled was not In defeat. For those men will return With hate In their hearts TUI Berlin and the Germans Are blasted apart The Germans were many. The Allies were few— But whatever ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Chronicle
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 591 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK

... DUNKIRK Nineteen life-boats of the Institution formed part of the fantastic armada of little boats which evacuated the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. These life-Loats brought off from the beaches thousands of men. All the life-boats were damaged. One was lost. ...

Published: Wednesday 09 October 1940
Newspaper: Skegness News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Escaped from Dunkirk

... Escaped from Dunkirk. Gunner Pickering was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Pickering, of Geneva-avenue, Lincoln. He was a pupil St Giles' School, and on leaving became apprenticed with William Wright and Son, builders, Lincoln, where his father Is employed ...

Published: Saturday 19 October 1940
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Chronicle
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 125 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

HOLBEACH LADS • IN ACTION IN THE THICK OF IT AT DUNKIRK

... HOLBEACH LADS • IN ACTION IN THE THICK OF IT AT DUNKIRK News has reached Holbeach of three of the town's sailor boys have been seeing plenty of active service. They are First-Class Signaller P. T. Neale. son of the late Mr. Dick Neale. Telegraphist A ...

Published: Friday 11 October 1940
Newspaper: Spalding Guardian
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 211 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NORWAY AND DUNKIRK FATE OF CORPORAL C. F. COMERY

... NORWAY AND DUNKIRK FATE OF CORPORAL C. F. COMERY I A FTER being evacuated from ri Norway and Dunkirk, Corporal Cohn Fenely Comeryonly son of Mrs. S. Follows, of Braemar, Mikado-road, Long Eaton, and the late Capt. W. H. Comery. M.M.—lost his life in ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1940
Newspaper: Stapleford & Sandiacre News
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 196 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WIFE SHOT-AND STABBED. WITH BAYONET A -soldier who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk faced a murder charge at

... WIFE SHOT-AND STABBED. WITH BAYONET A -soldier who took part in the evacuation of Dunkirk faced a murder charge at Manchester City Police Court — COURT ALLEGATION today. LEANING over his wife who, it was alleged, he had shot and bayonetted only a few ...

Published: Thursday 31 October 1940
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 264 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Betrothed In a Shelter A LIVERPOOL girl and a Free French petty officer evacuated from Dunkirk became engaged in an

... Betrothed In a Shelter A LIVERPOOL girl and a Free French petty officer evacuated from Dunkirk became engaged in an air-raid abelter. They are to be married to-day at Plymouth. The girl Miss Irene Fauaet (23), daughter of Mr. and Mn. Fauaet, of Fairfield ...

Published: Saturday 12 October 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 94 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WATCH PROBLCM

... WATCH PROBLCM Nor was that all. There was the problem of supplying the body of the B£T. that still remained on the Dunkirk beaches. The historical flotilla of small boats that brought them back went out laden with provisions and water stored in petrol ...

Published: Tuesday 15 October 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 110 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

They Fed

... Famished B.LF. From Dunkirk South-East Coast. Monday. AT a time when large bodies of people are being moved from bombed areas to safer homes in the country it may be useful to recount the story of how the evacuated B E.F. from Dunkirk was fed. ...

Published: Tuesday 15 October 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 47 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

R.A.F. DAYLIGHT RAIDS

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

Published: Friday 04 October 1940
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 243 | Page: 6 | Tags: none