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LETTER-WRITERS AND “GROUSING.”

... discharged man, and one of 20s. to each repatriated prisoner of war; & parcel of groceries, weighing 3st., to each war widow, a box of cigarettes to each local officer, and a gift to every Boy Scout and Sea Boout on war service. Over £3,000 ...

Published: Saturday 23 February 1918
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1369 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FACING DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY

... evening. REPATRIATED MEN'S GERMAN MONEY.— | The Secretary of the War Office has issued | the following: “Any repatriated prisoner of war who has in his possession token money, or any document such as an account book or card, or receipt from ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1919
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1049 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SHETLANDER HOME IN REPATRIATE SHIP

... SHETLANDER HOME IN REPATRIATE SHIP At Liverpool and Leith docks flags flew and crowds cheered as the ships bringing the first repatriated prisoners of war drew into the quayside on Monday. These cheerful thousands of sick and wounded men are the first ...

Published: Friday 29 October 1943
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 300 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HOME AGAIN

... AGAIN And so, thin from his recent illness and the harrrowing experiences he has gone through, Shetland’s first repatriated prisoner of war stepped, unwelcomed and unnoticed, from the ’'plane on Friday. It was just thirteen days since he had left captivity ...

Published: Friday 05 November 1943
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

COMMANDING Ist ZETLAND BN.. HOME GUARD

... being read by the Adjutant, ':n wearing his coveted decoration REPATRIATED P.O.W. ~ Cpl. Ben Miller, Gordon Highlanders, of Holmsgarth, Lerwick, was among the repatriated prisoners of war who arrived back last week end. | Cel. Miller was captured at St ...

Published: Friday 22 September 1944
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 836 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Top PR man was Standard trained

... Central News Agency and at the outbreak of war moved to the War Office Press Room. He was posted to Northern Ireland to start public relations for the first US troops and also worked in Scotland. At the end of the war he went to Chester, and was responsible ...

Published: Friday 10 January 1969
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 211 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

REMARKABLE

... lived to be an object of admiration in Church Street. REPATRIATED PRISONER ENTERTAINED Two repatriated prisoners of war are to be entertained on Wednesday by the Gainsborough and District Prisoners of ...

Published: Tuesday 04 November 1969
Newspaper: Gainsborough Evening News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 190 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ENTERTAINMENT

... ENTERTAINMENT OF Repatriated Prisoners of War belonging to the City and Parish of Brechin, in the Assembly Hall, High School, on 30th May, 1945. TOAST LIST. H. M. The King Provost W. Scott. Our Guests Provost W. Scott. Replies—Major The Hon. Simon Ramsay ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1985
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 102 | Page: 13 | Tags: none