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Church objection

... inconvenient to the young men concerned. East Africa war memorial Details the East Africa war memorial which commemorates 2,402 Commonwealth men and women who have no known grave, were announced by the Imperial War Graves Commission in ...

Young Churchill

... will be published on October 17, and deals with the first 26 years—childhood and school, the Army, South Africa as war correspondent and prisoner of war, and his first attempts to enter Parliament. Sir Winston himself took an interest in the book, and approved ...

Mr. Jeremiah Comerford

... South African War veteran. Mr. Jeremiah Comerford. died his home In Trafford Grove, Harehllls, Leeds, Saturday. was 75 and was formerly a Leeds City policeman. Mr. Comerlord was wounded while serving with the Coldstream Guards In South Africa. the 1914-18 ...

Mr. Macmillan's gifts

... Mr. Macmillan's gifts Mr. Macmillan has had some experience foreign affairs, notably as Minister Resident In North Africa during the war. He has proved himself to a good administrator, he Is a senior member of the party and a skilful Parliamentarian. But ...

SAND MOOR celebrities. Alex Kyle (former British Amateur char Neville Shut* (captain). W. Harold Fenton ..

... with other members his squadron In North Africa during the war. He was sent to England and during his Internment he grew to love Britain more than his native Germany. He'decided make it his home. After the war Chose remain in Britain and now works industrial ...

Published: Saturday 25 July 1953
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 217 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Bridges destroyed

... Funds. Col. Gleave to go overseas LI cut.-Colonel Alfred Gleave Is due for overseas posting, and Is likely to go to East Africa, the War Office announced lust night. Lleut.-Colonel Gleave. 46-year-old Officer Commanding Moston Hall Military Hospital, Chester ...

Sir Brian Robertson

... as allowed under the 1953 Act) until he has been able to consult Sir Brian. Sir Brian held a managerial post South Africa before the war. but the bulk of his experience has been military, or at least of military occupation. was Military Governor the British ...

EVENING POST I « SAT.. JANUARY 19 ( *

... Ins Qnarniwy Hah. HuddersflsSd She sard afterwards: For some yearn before the war was In Tibet, aa sillellaisai with the World Evangelical Crusade went to Africa during the war and returned Tibet when left the Faros ■My cmmtn. formerly Smith. was with htm ...

Published: Saturday 19 January 1952
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 267 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WANTED

... racial troubles in South Africa make of war moment the visit by Mr. T. Pons ford to Headingley Hi tional Chure next Wednesday, at 7.30 p.m. to s Bea k on “ Race relations in Africa” Mr. Ponsford had 14 years’ experience of Africa up to 1982, in the service ...

Published: Saturday 21 November 1953
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 327 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

One grumble

... 0001 b. from India, 80,000,0001 b. from Ceylon. 20.000. from Pakistan. 10.000. from Indonesia, and 10.000. from East Africa. Since the war the average annual export China teas has dropped to about 2, 000,0001 b. If the Communists can produce more tea, the ...

At a disadvantage

... knowledge of Africa by merely serving in West Africa during the war. The time that a soidier would be able to give to the many varied and complex problems of Africa would extremely limited. The majority of soldiers that I knew serving in East ...