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The second world war was a disaster and took away from Britain “all it had left from the first war.”

... The second world war was a disaster and took away from Britain “all it had left from the first war.” This was the view expressed by the Vice-Lieutenant of the county of London, General Sir William Duthie Morgan, at the 28th re-union dinner of the A.E ...

Published: Tuesday 16 November 1965
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 189 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THIS week’s photo looks back to the time of the Second World War and Rugby’s own special police force. Lined up ..

... THIS week’s photo looks back to the time of the Second World War and Rugby’s own special police force. Lined up here are Hillmorton ‘C’ Section Specials, sent in by Mr Brett from Cosgrove. mEFrom the Advertiser NS MAY 26, 1888 A CURIOUS ACCIDENT: A terrible ...

Published: Thursday 09 June 1988
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 154 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Hurricane history

... Hurricane history A Thurslaston author has written a history of the Hurricane and an important second world war battle. You can find out more on ...

Published: Thursday 18 November 1982
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 25 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

S/Ldr. H. Crowhurst dies

... S/Ldr. H. Crowhurst dies Sqdn.-Ldr. Harold Crowhurst who, during the Second World War, was in charge of defences at Church Lawford Airfield died in a Bristol hospital on Saturday. He was aged about 70. Born in Reading, he was an underwriter with a national ...

Published: Friday 10 September 1965
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 197 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

K3O

... ople who have not yet reachedpfhe age of 50 can have any real experience of the horrors on the ‘“home front during the Second World War, Coventry suffered two major air raids, one in December 1940 and again at Easter 1941, ...

Published: Thursday 19 January 1984
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 44 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Pictured at the Remembrance Sunday Service in front of the Whitehall Recreation Ground are men from two ..

... was put in prison for his beliefs in the second world war. Other wellknown members are Sybil Thorndike, Benjamin Britten, Kathleen Lonsdale, Clifford Curzon and Vera Brittain. The PPU believe the Second World War was a direct result of the heavy reparations ...

Published: Friday 15 January 1982
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 445 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Great feast of fun and frolics

... Lutterworth streets. Carnival Queen Elaine Howes lead the parade in Field Marshal Montgomery's victory car which took the Second World War hero from Normandy to Berlin. ...

Published: Thursday 21 August 1986
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 54 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

Soiled

... Soiled JUNE McKee (Advertiser, January 19) writes of the hatred felt for the Japanese after the Second World War. They did terrible things to our soldiers without a doubt. Thousands died, thousands were tortured, thousands starved to death. In war evil ...

Published: Thursday 26 January 1989
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Those who still need

... than 40 years since the end of the Second World War, many of us still have memories of it, be it through war service, national service or just the odd war film on television. Also, since the end of the Second World War, there have been 70 so-called ‘‘p ...

Published: Thursday 30 October 1986
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 241 | Page: 58 | Tags: none

RED CROSS SOCIETY CERTIFICATES

... RED CROSS SOCIETY CERTIFICATES TN recognition of their devoted service to the cause humanity during the second world war. certificates arc being issued the war organisation of the British Red Cross Society and the Order St. John of Jerusalem to all members ...

Published: Friday 25 April 1947
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

War prisoners

... War prisoners 1 am writing a book on British prisoners of war held in European captivity during the Second World War. If any of your readers have letters, diaries, leaflets or simply memories of their experiences 1 should be very pleased to hear from ...

Published: Friday 10 July 1981
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 57 | Page: 6 | Tags: none