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Fishing armada sails up A . PROTEST of little ships carrying nearly 200 fishermen headed the Thames pp the Thames

... Fishing armada sails up A . PROTEST of little ships carrying nearly 200 fishermen headed the Thames pp the Thames for Westminster today. The 55 trawlers, nearly half of against the proposed halving of them from Devon, assembled off the 12-mile limit if ...

Published: Friday 17 September 1971
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 97 | Page: 61 | Tags: none

Feeding the little ships This strange looking vessel is affectionately known in ihe invasion fleet as Micky’s ..

... Feeding the little ships This strange looking vessel is affectionately known in ihe invasion fleet as Micky’s Fish and Chip Bar.’' It is a Thames barge converted into a Landing Barge Kitchen, and it was the first of its type to arrive off the Normandy ...

Published: Tuesday 13 June 1944
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 93 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

STRATFORD MAN’S STORY OF THE FAMOUS MALTA CONVOY HEROES WERE THE MEN IN THE LITTLE SHIPS THAT SAILED STEADILY ON

... STRATFORD MAN’S STORY OF THE FAMOUS MALTA CONVOY HEROES WERE THE MEN IN THE LITTLE SHIPS THAT SAILED STEADILY ON If ever there was a man who has known adventure in all parts of the world it is Flight/Sergeant Elliot Langley Roberts, whose home is at 118 ...

Published: Friday 04 September 1942
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 347 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

3,000 British Seamen Prisoners Liberated ]VTORE than 3,000 of the men who manned Britain’s -i-VX little ships ..

... 3,000 British Seamen Prisoners Liberated ]VTORE than 3,000 of the men who manned Britain’s -i-VX little ships —merchant seamen and Royal Navy personnel—have been liberated from Malag P.O.W. Camp at Westertinke. south-west of Zeven. A young Royal Navy ...

Published: Saturday 28 April 1945
Newspaper: Coventry Evening Telegraph
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 159 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

- : :: y WATCH AAD WAItD TH E “little ships” of Britain—launches which up to a year ago pursued

... - : :: y WATCH AAD WAItD TH E “little ships” of Britain—launches which up to a year ago pursued their peaceful courses on harbour work and other inshore duties, or motor cruisers which carried happy people over summer seas—have now yet another task of ...

Published: Friday 30 August 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 151 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Tarnzine. the smallest vessel In the Little Ships evacuation of Dunkirk In 1941. In the Channel yesterday on ..

... Tarnzine. the smallest vessel In the Little Ships evacuation of Dunkirk In 1941. In the Channel yesterday on its way to the 2Sth anniversary celebrations at Dunkirk.. DUNKIRK 'ARMADA' RETURNS FIFTY of the Little ahlps that evacuated British troops ...

Published: Saturday 05 June 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1144 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

Little ships carried big-hearted men No combined operation has seen such marvellous cooperation between the ..

... Little ships carried big-hearted men No combined operation has seen such marvellous cooperation between the three Services as the smashing blow at Dieppe’s defences. As Spitfires maintained the highaltitude umbrella tor our ships and troops, groundstrafing ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1942
Newspaper: Evening Despatch
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 143 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

R% MARTHA Little Ships of Yesterday. HASKELL CLARK Little chips of Yesterday. laden deep with dream. SaiLim ..

... R% MARTHA Little Ships of Yesterday. HASKELL CLARK Little chips of Yesterday. laden deep with dream. SaiLim through the sunset with our silken sails relearn. H Light-heart loath and dancing ope laughed upon the quay. When across the harbour-gold you breasted ...

Published: Monday 16 July 1923
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 176 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

“Little Ships” Si j Catroux's Bid j to Settle de j ICaulle Tangle j (GENERAL CATROUX j : ' *

... “Little Ships” Si j Catroux's Bid j to Settle de j ICaulle Tangle j (GENERAL CATROUX j : ' * is to come to Lon- • • don in the hope of clear- • > ing up the situation : j created by the reply of • • the French National • Committee to General : Eisenhower’s ...

Published: Friday 09 April 1943
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 212 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Little Ships Landed Sacred “Cloak and Dagger” Men C. Legg w ho between the wars worked as a London stockbroker,

... Little Ships Landed Sacred “Cloak and Dagger” Men C. Legg w ho between the wars worked as a London stockbroker, established his H.Q. on the island of Castellorizo, a few miles from the Turkish coast. The Navy and the raiders so completely surprised the ...

Published: Tuesday 18 September 1945
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 227 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NEW AUSTRALIAN LANDING IN BORNEO Allies’ Little Ships Make Daring Sweep in Tokio Bay HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES IN ..

... NEW AUSTRALIAN LANDING IN BORNEO Allies’ Little Ships Make Daring Sweep in Tokio Bay HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES IN ESCAPE ATTEMPT BURMA Australian Seventh Division troops yesterday moved several miles up the. headwaters of the Bay of Balik- Papan, Borneo, and ...

Published: Monday 23 July 1945
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 455 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

“Little Ships” Again During an offensive sweep off th e Hook of Holland early last Sunday morning ships under ..

... “Little Ships” Again During an offensive sweep off th e Hook of Holland early last Sunday morning ships under Lieut. D. E. J. Hunt engaged four heavily-armed trawlers. Two torpedo hits were scored on the leading trawler, which was seen to sink; and another ...

Published: Wednesday 12 July 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 57 | Page: 4 | Tags: none