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... SATURDAY 3.10 BITTER VICTORY. Two officers on a mission in North Africa in World War Il find themselves fighting a personal war of jealousy and rivalry which leaves the winner tasting a hollow victory. 4.50 ALEXANDER THE GREAT. Lavish biog of the heyday ...

Published: Wednesday 30 November 1988
Newspaper: Morecambe Visitor
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 157 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Local telephones to have wider links

... Women 's Eecien of the Legion there also. llw tirs: Legion meeting at Little F.61!0n was he:el at the home of the tßii7h Africa War veteran. Major t.iiarci.s. Mrs. Coffin's Legion service ornt'd for her the award of the l.re:Ln Gold Badge. presented to ...

Published: Saturday 30 May 1959
Newspaper: Cheshire Observer
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 974 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Preesall couple . bound for Cyrencuca

... terrific job of work to do. The war in the Western Desert centred for many months round Benghazi. an important seaport which changed hands five times during the struggle which ended when nazis' were finally driven out of Africa. A war correspondent once wrote ...

Published: Friday 16 February 1951
Newspaper: Fleetwood Chronicle
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 306 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

TO-DAY'S TRIBUTE TO SIR WINSTON

... Born et Blenheim, 30, 1674. 4 Entered Harrow, 1111111. 4 /b egs officer in tile 416 Hussars. 1895. a 111 4 Al In Son* Africa es war oarresposmient. Cep- . • tared by Boers gad *soaped, 1699. Become Member of Parliament, 1900. First ministesiel post, Secretary ...

Published: Saturday 30 January 1965
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 407 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

Tomorrow's daytime

... HISTORYMAN 2.00 NETWORK EAST 2.40 4.15 FILM: BITTER VICTORY 11957) 0,1 Two officers on a mission in Africa in World War II find themselves fighting a per al war of jealousy and nvalry which leaves the winner tasting a hollow victory. ...

Published: Friday 08 December 1989
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 186 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

~~ enjoyed the full, varied and happy life her marriage brought her. A graceful country home. enriched with the ..

... praise for the wonderful Churchill family.) During the war she visi ted America twice, touring the grandeurs of Canada and the United States, and she also went to North Africa. Since the war she has been to America and Jamaica. to many parts of Europe ...

Published: Friday 15 October 1954
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 204 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

.iveri)ol Echo, Thursday, July 12, 1990 5 Widow collects RAF hero's medals THE widow of a former Battle of Britain

... Anfield, died in 1976 without collecting the medals he earned during his war service. Yesterday his wife Elsie was presented with the medals and told from research into his war service record that there were probably two more still to come. Flying Officer ...

Published: Thursday 12 July 1990
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 218 | Page: 99 | Tags: none

Death of former Mayoress

... founder and fi rst editor of the Weekly News. Kathleen's brother, Vincent, was killed while serving with the R.A.F. in Africa during the War. Alderman and Mrs. Swale were appointed Mayor and Mayoress in 1958, after Alderman Swale served on Widnes Borough Counal ...

Published: Thursday 18 March 1976
Newspaper: Runcorn Weekly News
County: Cheshire, England
Type: | Words: 219 | Page: 28 | Tags: none

KEPT OUT THE PLAGUE OF EUROPE ..

... • A Merseysider who prevented bubonic plague from accompanying the Allied forces when they invaded Italy from North Africa in World War Two, retires this month from his post as fumigation consultant with Rentokil. Lewis Jackson, of Ashford Road, Meols ...

Published: Tuesday 20 July 1976
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 230 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

OVERLOOKED WILLILIS DEATHS FORMER GARAGE PROPRIETOR

... apprenticeship with Hollins Garage, breaking off to join the King's Own Regiment in 1914, serving in France and E. Africa. After the war he started his own garage and motor engineering firm of S. Hodgson and Son, from which he retired im 1948, Mr. Hodgson ...

Published: Wednesday 16 December 1970
Newspaper: Morecambe Visitor
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 172 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

LESS UNITY

... a global basis. U Africa and the Middle East are lost. then the world is split in two, and that the end of everybody. including the United States. We have lost the initiative outside the NATO area—Asia and Africa. PROPOOANDA In war, without initiative' ...

Published: Friday 24 October 1958
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 279 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ADVERTISER FEBRUARY 28 Ballroom become baths ? edge council are to to Wllmslow SALVATION ARMY AT ALDERLEY nd ..

... the unit During and biscuits Rangers flats? WOMENS LEAGUE Burton of Road Poynton talk the League nursing experiences In Africa war Mrs D presided thanked the Chairman steps into the breach cold snowy wea-ther there good audience Alderley Edge Evening' ...