... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... the week ended June 23, when the total was 209.984 tons, but these included the loss of ships during the evacuation from Dunkirk The average loss for the previous 58 weeks has been 57,000 tons. Although our losses w ere so great, the Germans claimed to ...

... since late in May. Corporal Forster was one of the small section of the B.E.F. which was left with the main French army at Dunkirk. He took part in the Battle of St. Valery and was reported missing, believed killed. Mrs. Forster continued to hope as month ...

... Totalling 146,528 tons. It represents the heaviest debit for any one week of the war, save for that in whicn the evacuation from Dunkirk took place. We should not, however, feel seriously perturbed by this sudden rise in losses. It was due, apparently. to a big ...

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... Probability of enemy aerial action. Last Christmas the mail to the troops was handled by the Army Post Office, but since Dunkirk the civilian Post Office has been responsible. The fact that such a big Army is now in the Homeland means a terrific increase ...

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... Accidental Death A FTER taking part in some x -*‘ of the heaviest Western Front fighting with the 8.E.F., as well as being in the Dunkirk evacuation, 36- year-old Sapper James Forbes * has met his Mlim I death acclden»m tally while - stationed in » the South. ...