... LEFT: For people living in the Princess Street area of Rochdale before and after the Second World War the sound of St Patrick's RC Church Boys Brigade band parading the parish was a familiar sound A former member of the brigade Jim Woolley sent this group ...

... e talk - THE year was 1919 The Second World War had ended - Men who had fought and survived battles for a few yards of ground were back home And on one day at least the sun shone in Milnrow to help bring to fiolfl ' But there was - something reminiscent ...

... 007-style theft of German Navy archives AN EX-MARINE who captured secret plans at the end of the Second World War wants the information made public for the country's benefit Allan Clements aged 73 served alongside James Bond creator Commander Ian Fleming ...

... 14 Rochdale Observer Wednesday 26 May 1965 FILMS AND THE WAR 'T'HOUGH to most people the Second World War has long been over and in the minds of younger people is just a memory or a recent historical fact for the people in parts of Northern Italy it still ...

... 10 ' Rochdale Observer Saturday 17 August 1985 12hrs In Second World War he asked to run bv his AFTER St Church Spotland toy couple live Melville Castleton Mill both worked Bus ride for a week’s honeymoon with relatives in Royal Artillery in North Africa ...

... Page Two— The Rochdale Observer Wednesday September 26 Ex-Commando awarded DSM robbed Legion MARINE COMMANDO during the Second World War was awarded Distinguished Service Medal after taking part in the landing the Scheldte estuary was told that was lucky ...

... than that oi the previous year. In the first world war we had been taught the lesson but we didn't learn it. It took a second world war to drive home the truth that Food is a “Front’* in war. And in peace ! For you can never have toicn-prosperity if you ...

... names of those who have gone forward from this church and parish to serve with the Forces of the United Nations in the second world war.” At Sunday’s service the names already in the book —150 men and women —were read and prayers were offered for them. ...

... than that ot the previous year. In the first world war we had been taught the lesson but we didn’t learn it. It took a second world war to drive home the truth that Food is a “Front* in war. And in peace ! For you can never have town-prosperity if you don’t ...

... resigned his position as Army Welfare Officer, but he is still the Council’s representative on the association. Whisn thie second world war broke out Councillor Rhodes joined the special constabulary, but his duties as Army Welfare Officer made impracticable ...

... War 1914-18 Next Tuesday 11 November is Armistice Day the anniversary of the day on which the World War ended After the Second World War Sunday nearest 11 designated Sunday and two minutes' silence is observed from 1 1 am in memory of who died 430 two months ...

... Drake House 160 Drake Tel 345437 house centre is now occupied by Yelloway Ltd The picture below was taken just after the Second World War and Yelloway’s offices are just right of centre The mill complex was demolished to make way for the bus station Just ...