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Singapore

... Singapore Whatever smart of disappointment or annoyance may remain in our beasts that the final forfeit was not exacted, there is no doubt that the naval position in the Atlantic. so tar from being worsened, is definitely eased. 'I have a!so been asked ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 170 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FORESTERS IN SINGAPORE

... FORESTERS IN SINGAPORE TT has now been officially announced that Sherwood Foresters were among the troops engaged in the defence of Singapore. The Foresters were included in the 18th British Division which was sent to the island to reinforce the defenders ...

Published: Wednesday 18 February 1942
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 74 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE REFUGEES

... SINGAPORE REFUGEES British troops and civilian evacuees from Singapore arc trickling through in yachts, sam pans and other small craft to the Netherlands East Indies. They are coming in such numbers that a special official has been set up Batavia to ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1942
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 82 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Singapore Raids

... Singapore Raids Today's SINGAPORE COMMUNIQUE states: Enemy air activity over Singapore has been considerable during the past 24 hours. high level and 1 dive-bomb attacks being carried out, causing some fires. Military casualties have been slight. There ...

Published: Tuesday 03 February 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 74 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE EVACUEES

... SINGAPORE EVACUEES A Reuter New Delhi message says it is understood that about 5,000 evacuees from Singapore have so far arrived in India, including those who left the last week of January and the first week of February. ...

Published: Wednesday 25 February 1942
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 38 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

RENAMING SINGAPORE

... RENAMING SINGAPORE Japanese ,ic* ,-i ,n» quarters an ,-t opo island , will hence J nn> Shonan, ,, ,|l . 4 of the south^^fr*«r'^i/ ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Derby Daily Telegraph
County: Derbyshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 24 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Singapore Alerts

... Singapore Alerts Reuters correspondent saw very little signs of activity on either side when he visited the front line on the Johore Straits this morning. Civilian casualties in yesterday's Singapore air raids were 14 killed and 104 injured. There were ...

Published: Friday 06 February 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 87 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Singapore Question

... Singapore Question Referring to the fall of Singapore, Mr. Churchill said thir. was not unexpected, and possibility was comprised within the scone of his statement three weeks ago. I have no information to give to the House other than that in the public ...

Published: Tuesday 17 February 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 281 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Commons And Singapore

... Commons And Singapore Singapore Asked by Mr. Clement Davies in the Commons to-day if there would be an early statement in the House on the serious news from Singapore, Mr. Attlee said the Prime Minister would make a statement as soon as he thought it ...

Published: Thursday 12 February 1942
Newspaper: Nottingham Evening Post
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 59 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AIR SUPPORT AT SINGAPORE

... AIR SUPPORT AT SINGAPORE with the angel and In the Epstein presentation toe weakness of the human powerfully portrayed. One hopes that this goes to the provinces it will be shown in appropriate galleries. Industrious Csechs fTVHE parallel ha» often been ...

Published: Tuesday 10 February 1942
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 613 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SINGAPORE CAM ON

... SINGAPORE CAM ON of bombs are stated to have been dropped on Canning Fort, in the south-wost of Singapore Island, and on fortresses on Bukum and and Blakangmati islands, south of the main island. No mention of the alleged attack over the causeway is made ...

Published: Monday 02 February 1942
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 139 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

“AUSSIES” IN SINGAPORE

... “AUSSIES” IN SINGAPORE Mr. Forde, the Australian Army Minister, states the great majority of the Australian Imperial Forces lighting in Malaya had been able successfully to retire into Singapore fortress. His advice from Major-General Gordon Bennett, ...

Published: Friday 06 February 1942
Newspaper: Lincolnshire Echo
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 774 | Page: 4 | Tags: none