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Plaque commemorates Mr. Churchill's gift to British Legion A PLAQUE was unveiled at' ing should be reminded ..

... gratitude for Mr. Churchill s leadership during the second world war. It was given by them to the British Lepon to be used as a convalescent home: for ex•fleryic, men end women of the second world war. Before being unveiled by G. E. Cohen tchairman. British ...

Reduction

... Reduction The restrictions on farm- In.:, and on world trade created by the second World War and its aftermath rf aulted in a marked reduc tion he size of herd and national p ...

Manager

... Schools. Gravesend. Capt. Sutherland has a great interest is North Downs. South Darenth —a Home Office school. After the second World War he found there was an urgent need for a youth ...

THE TRAGEDY OF A GEORGE MEDALLIST

... Taylor, 62, retired builder and decorator, of 263, Reculver Road, Hillborough, Herne Bay, who won the George Medal in the second world war. At an inquest on Monday, his daughter, Mrs. D O. Pout, of the same address. told the East Kent coroner (Mr Wilfred Mowll) ...

All about Giro

... Born at Bridge, near Canterbury. where he now lives. Mr. Wimsett has spent 35 years with the GPO. and served during the Second World War with the Royal Air Force. He is a member of tin Association of Men of Kent and Kentish Men, and of Canterbury Conservative ...

Farewell

... retired R held Percy T. Baker 'A Mr. Covrther Baker Ai: Col -Baker In m. m i . clerk River Catchme Board at Cambridge Second World War bro He nl C.imbrNicoshir, BAKER, cc:dents • • the histur. Sir Vivian Fuchs. ht. rear 0: itetk • AMP. LT. COL. E. T. ...

CONVOYS

... carry the city's sludge down the river Thames 60 miles out to sea. Capt. Norton was a Wster in this fleet throughout the Second World War and until 1981, when he was promoted Marine Superintendent. ...

War hero

... Croix de Guerre. Mr. Ferris also holds the Queen Victoria Medal for service in the Boer War, and won a commission in the Second World War. He leaves a widow and a son. ...

Busy season

... Margaret carried more than 3.000 cars and 27.000 pasenzers during its cross-Channel season at Dovet. Relics going RELICS the Second World War on Dover's white cliffs — pill-boxes, gun pits. etc — are to be removed by Royal Engineers from Maidstone. Smart service ...

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... ,O1111111~~1()III II Born was -.oned hi the Royal Signal , ai the second World War and served in North West Europe. B , nre 1938 he has been 11 governmen•t officer w:th the London County COUneti and its successor the Greater London Coon- He ltve, at 1 ...

W.L.A. reunion

... NATIONAL reunion planned by former members of the Women's Land Army, which did much valuable work on the farms during the second World War. At its peak the W L.A. had 70.000 members and the reunion organisers are hoping to trace at least 10000 of ,them An ...

' Fashion photographer'

... ' ‘NYONE in Ashford remember Eric Swayne'! Born far from London's East End. Eric was evacuated to Ashford during the second World War. How many people will recognise the cheery schoolboy of the early 1940's when they see the suave. 33- year-old Eric Swayne ...