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Aberdeen Press and Journal

D.S.O. FOR INVERNESS OFFICER

... Distinguished Order for meritorious service with General Botha's forces in German, South-West Africa. When war was declared. Major Poole volunteered for South. Africa, and won rapid promotion to the command of Field Post and Telegraph 11J then volunteered ...

Published: Wednesday 04 September 1918
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 97 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HALVING INVASION FORCE

... Casualties, it is added, will consequently be reduced by a fifth. These figures are based on actual experience in North Africa. The war shipping administration state that the conquest of the U-boat menace and the opening of the Mediterranean have added between ...

Published: Thursday 08 July 1943
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 108 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Residents of Longdong

... 23million land mines which the two countries planted in the Egyptian desert during their battle for control over North Africa World War Killer poisons STALIN’S secret police killed at least 150 prisoners testing poisons developed in its special laboratories ...

Published: Wednesday 26 July 1995
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 101 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

IIKl f- ss 1 I'll M, M'lM) Airmen’s relatives to visit war grave EIGHT relatives of an RAF aircrew who

... of the six airmen on the mountain They are now trying to contact the family of the dead pilot. J ames Steyn DFC. of South Africa war hero for his bombing missions over Germany, FO Steyn died with his observer, air gunner and three trainee navigators when ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1985
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 333 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE RUSSIAN FLEET AT CIONSTADT

... RUSSIAN FLEET AT CIONSTADT. [RevTEr’s TELEGRAM. ] St Petersburg, Thursday.—The men-of-war !{iug in Cronstadt Roads are to be joined §by the cruiser Africa and the war vessel = onolo Vioe-lAdmlrd Chesakoff will shortly inspcct the vessels, ...

Published: Friday 15 May 1885
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 37 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DISASTER TO ZEPPELIN RAIDERS IN FRANCE

... end conflicts with the enemy. East Africa. War Office communique announces severe fighting, with considerable losses both sides, in the course the operations by which the enemy forces are being rounded in East Africa. Soviet Peace Terms. The General Council ...

Published: Monday 22 October 1917
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 360 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ANXIETY OF EUROPEAN POWERS

... SELBORN'B THE ISSUES OF THE WAR. A FEDERATED SOUTH AFRICA. Th* Ear! o{ SelboTM, hut night Toctrorarn. raid the qnMtiaa fought was whether the future of South Africa war going to mainly Dutch or mamly British—whether South Africa, when ...

Published: Saturday 21 October 1899
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 362 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

GALLANT BLACK TROOPS

... memorial erected on the summit Baboon Kopje, Southern Rhodesia, to the Bhodesian native troops who fought in East Africa during the war. A. not© on the services of the Rhodesian regiment appears to-day*s issue. ...

Published: Saturday 11 October 1924
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 38 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

R.A.F. Attack on Tripoli

... R.A.F. Attack on Tripoli NEWS from the Africa war fronts is that R.A.F. bombers have attacked Tripoli Harbour, bombs burstting on the railway line, and our troops have occupied Gabre - Darre, in Italian Som'aliland, on the main road between Mogadishu ...

Published: Monday 10 March 1941
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 395 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

GERMAN CAMP FIRED

... GERMAN CAMP FIRED. DARING BRITISH COUP IN EAST AFRICA. The War Office announces: Africa. —Particulars have been received of 6evere fighting which took place on May 5 a point 15 miles west of Nanungu, in the vicinity of which latter locality the bulk the ...

Published: Monday 20 May 1918
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 132 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR

... TIER SOUTH AFRICA; 'WAR- -RELIEF OPERATIONS. .A BRILLIANT CHARGE. CAm' X TWN, October 19 (7,.e PlYmonth). ' The coluin to ielieve Mafete'ig 'cimnsists of about 1800 Europeans. .. Its latest additionE'was 300 mem- bers of tbe Cape Town volunteer corps ...

Published: Thursday 11 November 1880
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 421 | Page: 5 | Tags: News 

IN BRIEF

... IN BRIEF Haggis appeal A PIPER outside It) Downing Street yesterday heralded the latest charity appeal for Africa Haggis Aid. War on Want hope Burns Night celebrations will raise £1 million for African farmers. The appeal will get for every haggis sold ...

Published: Thursday 26 January 1989
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 49 | Page: 13 | Tags: none