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... garb and go out and lift the creels. Second World War, he towed targets in St Andrews Bay for airmen operating from RAF Leuchars. John said, ‘I volunteered to go back into the minesweepers in the second World War, but they would not have me. My son Harry ...

Published: Saturday 08 March 1975
Newspaper: St. Andrews Citizen
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 228 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

The late Mr Collingwood

... at his home on Tuesday after a lengthy illness. He was 80. A native of Grays, Essex, he settled in Arbroath after the Second World War. He joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor in 1910. The following year he was posted to H.M.S. Inflexible, and was serving ...

Published: Friday 30 April 1976
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DIES ON

... DIES ON Australia since just after the Second World War, throughout which he served in the Army. He was a painter to trade. Mr Nicoll is survived by two daughters and a son, all of whom are married and live in Australia. There are two grand-children. ...

Published: Friday 25 July 1975
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

‘Scaremongering’ say unions WAR SERVICE

... ‘Scaremongering’ say unions WAR SERVICE During the Second World| War Mr Allison served in the RAF as an electrician. He| was invalided out in 1944, receiving a certificate o merit for bravery and devo tion to duty. Earlier this year, Mr Allison decided ...

Published: Friday 09 November 1984
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 49 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TRAINING MISSILE

... Balbeggie housing estate, near Leslie, on Tuesday afternoon. The grenade was identified as a training missile used during the Second World War and was removed by the disposal team. ...

Published: Friday 04 May 1984
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 50 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS ANDREW LANG LECTURE A.J. P. TAYLOR, Esq., F.B.A. will lecture on THE COMING OF THE SECOND

... UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS ANDREW LANG LECTURE A.J. P. TAYLOR, Esq., F.B.A. will lecture on THE COMING OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR Upper College Hall on Wednesday. April 24, 1974 at 8 p.m. The Master of the United College will take the chair This lecture is ...

Published: Saturday 20 April 1974
Newspaper: St. Andrews Citizen
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Advertisement | Words: 54 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

REGAL

... to the Regal as the main film for six days next week, beginning on Monday The film moves against the background of the second world war, but presents the war in a new light. The supporting film will be “Brush Fire” with Everett Sloane. ...

Published: Saturday 03 November 1962
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 58 | Page: 18 | Tags: none

A NORWEGI

... Lerwick at the end of the summer as part of their navy's MTB centenary celebrations, they brought with them a number of Second World War veterans who had visited the islands during the war | years. ] While these men were in Lerwick, between official functions ...

Published: Friday 09 November 1973
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: 14 | Tags: none

SECOND ROYAL MESSAGE

... SECOND ROYAL MESSAGE There is little doubt about Mrs Lindsay's regard for her feliow human beings and during the Second World War she was one of the many who opened up their homes to young evacuees. Her quota was only two children but she took in three ...

Published: Friday 04 April 1986
Newspaper: Fife Free Press
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

ARMY CHAPLAIN

... ARMY CHAPLAIN During the Second World War, Professor Craig served as an army chaplain, was with the invasion of Normandy and was mentioned in despatches in 1944, - A graduate of St Andrews University, after the War he served as an assistant minister in ...

Published: Friday 17 April 1987
Newspaper: St. Andrews Citizen
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 64 | Page: 34 | Tags: none

ARMY CHAPLAIN

... ARMY CHAPLAIN During the Second World War, Professor Craig served as an army chaplain, was with the invasion of Normandy and was mentioned in despatches in 1944, A graduate of St Andrews University, after the War he served as an assistant minister in ...

Published: Friday 17 April 1987
Newspaper: Fife Herald
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 63 | Page: 32 | Tags: none

ONVIEW

... ONVIEW A COLLECTION of pre- Second World War photographs held by North East Fife District Museum Service are being exhibited. The photographs, taken by Andrew Robertson, who died in 1951, provide a first class record of people and events in North East ...

Published: Thursday 22 February 1990
Newspaper: Glenrothes Gazette
County: Fife, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 53 | Page: 24 | Tags: none