... Society The Channel Islands was the only part of the United Kingdom to be occupied by the German Armed Forces during the Second World War, and the stamps issued between 1941 and 1945 opened the display Three years after the German surrender, two stamps were ...

... campanologists do? 9. What was the vital commodity that five special ships were built to import from Sweden during the Second World War? 10. What is a jennet? ...

... Tuesdav. “In Scotland, there are still over 1,000 war disabled from World War 1, plus 1,000 war widows, while from the Second World War and after, there is the horrific total of 21,500 disgbled and 6,000 widows,” he said. “*Added to both these totals are ...

... in establishing such famous names as Pringle, Ballantyne, Braemar and Barrie. After winning the DFC and Bar during the Second World War, Mr _Smith joined Todd and Duncan Mills, Kinross in 1946, which then had a staff of 46. Now he is in charge of the Dawson ...

... gave many years of public service to the area. He served both as a Selkirk Town and County Councillor from before the Second World War, right up until local government re%l;famsa!ion in 1975 — a peri of over 40 years. ...

... have lived in New Zealand for the last 31 years, but childhood friendships still remain in my home town of Selkirk. The Second World War saw the formation of Ist Selkirk E.T.C. in the 1940 s under Miss Betty Bolster. This comprised a group of fi_n}-loving ...

... 1. Who ate Turkey Lurkey? 2. From whom did Winston Churchill takes over as prime minister in the early stages of the Second World War? 3. By what name was Zaire formerly known? 4. By which river does Hiawatha live? 5. In which year did David Hemery win ...

... hours after the accident. Mr Bruce, a married man, is the first fire-fighter to die in action in the Borders_since the Second World War. The cause of the tragedy has not been confirmed but it is understood that the fire engine, which was being driven by ...

... Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Association pald tribute on Sunday, on the Soth anniversary of Britain’s entry to the Second World War. Two wreaths were lead at the Galashiels war memorial—one by Ettrick and Lauderdale Provost Drew Tulley, on behalf of ...

... member of a highly respected Dundee family, Mr Edwards was born there in 1914 and worked as a carpet weaver. During the Second World War he served with the Royal Scots in India_as a Regimental Sergeant Maijor, and on demobilisation he returned to the textile ...

... employment as a worker on several Border farms including Overhall, Hawick and Hartwoodmyres, Ettrickbridge, and during the Second World War served in the Home Guard. Later he worked as a lorry driver at both Mactaggart's skinworks and the Water Board, and retired ...

... particularly by those who shared his interest in Selkirk’s history. Jenny, married to Walter in the early years of the Second World War, died four years ago. Miss Cis Mason, Walter’s sister, is the only surviving member of the family. ...