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DESTROYER RETURNS

... DESTROYER RETURNS The Polish destroyer Slyskawica (Lightning) famed for her exploits with the Allied forces during the second World War, will visit Chatham Dockyard on August 8 and 9. She was the target of the first torpedo attack of the war by aircraft ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1964
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 49 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

Back to Italy

... Back to Italy The remains of 3.300 Italian soldiers killed in Tunisia during the second World War left 'nm veeterday for Bari on board the cargo ship Etna for re-burial In Italy. ...

Published: Saturday 26 January 1963
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 32 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

a member until the end of the and Ann and daughter

... a member until the end of the and Ann and daughter second World War On being elected to the council I Blythe. The deputy coroner. Mr , J. P. Coventry solicitor. This Is a great shock ...

Published: Tuesday 14 January 1964
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 36 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Sardonic voice

... Sardonic voice When the Second World War broke out road widening work was ready to start and Lord Haw Haw referred to this in one of his regular Germany Calling broadcasts. ...

Published: Monday 29 May 1972
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 31 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

DESTROYER RETURNS

... DESTROYER RETURNS The Polish destroyer Blyskawica (Lightning) famed for her exploits with the Allied forces during the second World War, will visit Chatham Dockyard on August 8 and 9. She was the target of the first torpedo attack of the war by aircraft ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1964
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 49 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

shire

... Birmingham Post, Wednesday, October 31, 1979 a Sir Barnes Wallis . . . a backroom boffin who helped Britain to win the Second World War. ...

Published: Wednesday 31 October 1979
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 27 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Ex-governor

... Cross. former Governor of Tasmania. High Commissioner of Australia, and Minister of Shipping in the early part of the Second World War, died in London yesterday. He was 72. ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1968
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 33 | Page: 43 | Tags: none

Air ace's post

... Air Marshal Sir Peter Wykeham aged 51, who was credited with the destruction of at least 15 enemy aircraft during the Second World War. has been appointed Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. ...

Published: Thursday 29 December 1966
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 36 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

Wolverhampton itirerf The highest award of the Honoured Royal Aeronautical Society, an Honoured honorary ..

... series of power-operated gun the Royal Flying Corps. turrets used in many aircraft He joined Boulton and Paul, during the second World War. of Norwich. in 1917 to start an The first Of these turrets experimental aircraft departarmed the Defiant fighter. ment ...

Published: Wednesday 13 September 1961
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 229 | Page: 24 | Tags: none

Guinea pigs

... Guinea pigs Australian troops in the second World War were used as guinea pigs in prison gas experiments, a federal minister, Senator John Wheeldon confirmed yesterday.—Reuter. ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1974
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 26 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

V.C. is Governor

... V.C. is Governor An Australian Second World War hero. Mr Arthur Roden Cutler. V.C.. has been appointei Governor of New South Wales. —Reuter. ...

Published: Thursday 04 November 1965
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 23 | Page: 19 | Tags: none

Guinea pigs

... Guinea pigs Australian troops in the second World War were used as guinea pigs in prison gas experiments, a federal minister, Senator John Wheeldon confirmed yesterday.—Reuter. ...

Published: Wednesday 18 December 1974
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 26 | Page: 6 | Tags: none