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SOLDIER DID NOT FORGET MOTHER: JUST FLANDERS RECEIVED GIFT \ BIRTHDAY present sent off by her soldier son in ..

... SOLDIER DID NOT FORGET MOTHER: JUST FLANDERS RECEIVED GIFT \ BIRTHDAY present sent off by her soldier son in Flanders before the evacuation from Dunkirk has just been received by Mrs. A. Qreig, of Bonnygate, Coupar Angus. Fifeshire. The parcel, battered ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 456 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

“ We Shall Succeed ”

... whether the Canadians would continue as home defence troops England or join the B.E.F. in France. In a reference to the Flanders evacuation. Mr. Mackenzie King said the combined actions of the Allied armies, navies and air forces brought greater cause for ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 510 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LOCAL AND DISTRICT NOTES

... FRONTS Warwickshire can claim a proud, but tragic share in the memorable rearguard action fought by the B.E.F. in Flanders and the evacuation from Dunkirk. Stratford-on-Avon sent its Territorials into this fight, together with many men belonging to other ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Stratford-upon-Avon Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 587 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WELL BEYOND PERONNE

... defensive in Handers, would now followed b.v the loss Lille, and probably by a retirement the line of the Scheldt and the evacuation Flanders west Ghent. The enemy is undoubtedly nervous- FEW BRITISH CASUALTIES ha.-, b«en pains through his Press to' , , , , ...

Published: Thursday 22 March 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1037 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

The Flanders Offensive-

... The Flanders Offensive- It seems a long time ago since our pessimists used gloomily to calculate how long it would take to drive the Germans out of Belgium if progress continued to be made at average rate many yards a day, and how much would cost if ...

Published: Friday 18 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1022 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FLANDERS ASSAULT

... FLANDERS ASSAULT. OPERATIONS BY THE FRENCH FORCES “GOING WELL.” With British Arkt, October The French forcce in Beflgiam delivered attack a fairty wade froeit daylight this morning, and the operation is to be going well. The past month mo* have been terribly ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 279 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

The Battle In Flanders

... The Battle In Flanders. The general strategic plan of the Allies contemplated the development of operations the Flanders front. The- details of these operations were fettled at a confrence held the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Annies at Cassel on ...

Published: Wednesday 08 January 1919
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 280 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE KAISER IN FLANDERS

... THE KAISER IN FLANDERS. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT AND COAST DEFENCES. Amsterdam, October 23. It is announced that the Kaiser on October 20 visited the Flanders front and inspected Saxon and Wuerttemberger troops. also spent some time at Bruges and Zeebrugge ...

Published: Tuesday 24 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE FLANDERS VICTORY

... THE FLANDERS VICTORY. Germans Fail to Retaliate. DOMINATING THE RID.IES. Bruges Viewed from Our New Positions. PRISONERS TOTAL 4,446 So shattering was the British blow-in Flanders on Thursday that the enemy attempted no infantry action neither yesterday ...

Published: Saturday 06 October 1917
Newspaper: Staffordshire Sentinel
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: | Words: 805 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

enemy evacuating the

... enemy evacuating the VILLAGES. Axsttoiax, January 16. The correspondent of the Tijd, in message to hand to-day, states that the Germans have ail the coast towns and villages for north Mariakerke, but the Allies have not yet occupied them. remains in ...

Published: Monday 18 January 1915
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MILITARY ACTITTXT IN FLANDERS,

... continually taking place towards the Knock® and district*. In the northern corner o-f Flanders great military activity prevails. The German anthoritiea continue to evacuate houses up distance 100 yards from the frontier.—Central News. Amstbbdam, Wednesday. A ...

Published: Wednesday 26 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 103 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FLANDERS OFFENSIVE

... FLANDERS OFFENSIVE. Sir Dongla* Haig thon passes the German offensive in Flanders on the Lys front. The possibility of German attack north of the La Bassee Canal, for which certain preparation* appeared to have been carried out, had been brought notice ...

Published: Tuesday 22 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 410 | Page: 4 | Tags: none