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WAS AT DUNKIRK

... WAS AT DUNKIRK Superintendent French said Royds, viho was a native of Rochdale, was a married man with five children, his wife and family living at 22 Daniel Fold. He had had many occupations, and one summer season worked as a porter at the Rochdale station ...

Published: Saturday 17 January 1942
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 302 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

On Dunkirk Beaches

... On Dunkirk Beaches This point was reached at six o'clock on the morning of May 30th where the members of the battalion took their turn being embarked with tIK other 330,000 men of the B.E.F. in the most extraordinary variety ol craft ever ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1945
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 43 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

AFTER DUNKIRK

... AFTER DUNKIRK Proceeding with the facts outlined, Mr. Heywood said it was obvious that the Director of Public Prosecutions had not been put in possession of the whole of the facts. Otherwise it was felt the prosecution would not have been sanctioned, ...

Published: Wednesday 30 May 1945
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 402 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ROCHDALE AT DUNKIRK

... ROCHDALE AT DUNKIRK A Thrilling Story We have received the following letter telling an epic incident in which Rochdale men took part during the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. To the Editor of the Rochdale Observer Sir, Eight Rochdale young men ...

Published: Saturday 29 June 1940
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 932 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WOUNDED AT DUNKIRK

... WOUNDED AT DUNKIRK Private N. B. Woolfenden Dies in Hospital A young Rochdale soldier —Private Norman B. Woolfenden of 1 Jutland Avenue, Spotlan —who was seriously wounded during the B.E.F. evacuation from Dunkirk in May, died on Friday in hospital. He ...

Published: Wednesday 29 January 1941
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 728 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK HERO

... DUNKIRK HERO D.S.M. for Rochdale Seaman For good services in the withdrawal from the beaches at Dunkirk,” Able Seaman Jack Randle, second son of Mrs. Randle and the late Mr. J. W. Randle of 24 Sussex Street, Rochdale, has been awarded the Distinguished ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1941
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 185 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

FROM DUNKIRK TO CANADA

... FROM DUNKIRK TO CANADA Guns Cooled With Lemonade Gunner George Morrey of the Royal Artillery has sent to his mother and stepfathe —Mr. and Mrs. J. Buckley of 11 Waterhouse Street, Rochdale —a copy of the Ottawa Journal of October sth, in which is published ...

Published: Saturday 08 February 1941
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 238 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

The Story of the Territorials Historic Action Before Retreat to Dunkirk THE story of the ordeal and ..

... which was often thret vehicles abreast. About eight mile* from Dunkirk this struggling congested road column was bombed, the men A Company headed across country and eventually reached Dunkirk in thi» ere &n beaches, they mounted Bren guns, but these were ...

Published: Saturday 12 May 1945
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 2887 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK RISE the sky Yes' to £50985 HQ plan A REVISED grant of £50965 for extension to the Drake Street

... DUNKIRK RISE the sky Yes' to £50985 HQ plan A REVISED grant of £50965 for extension to the Drake Street premises of Rochdale Voluntary Action been approved by Rochdale Inner Areas Subcommittee Other schemes approved are: Viaduct site-improvement work ...

Published: Wednesday 24 July 1985
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 557 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Gardeners and’ others. Dunkirk House, Holland-street, Rochdale. &MIT & SON (have reoeivod * instructions from ..

... Gardeners and’ others. Dunkirk House, Holland-street, Rochdale. &MIT & SON (have reoeivod * instructions from Mr. Milne to Sell by Auction on Saturday next, Dec. doth, two Greenhouses and Plants, Heatin* Apparatus and Boiler, five Ilencotes, Forms, Large ...

Published: Wednesday 12 December 1917
Newspaper: Rochdale Observer
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 67 | Page: 1 | Tags: none