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GATOW’S “FAN MAIL.”

... VOLUNTEERS FOR R O.C. Over 450 applications to join the Royal Observer Corps were received during the month ended February 15. Of these 84 were from women. All areas still need more volunteers to bring the Corps up to its target strength of 28,000. The lower age ...

Published: Thursday 03 March 1949
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 342 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

OBSERVER CORPS

... OBSERVER CORPS “Stand-down” Yet The partial stand-down of Civil Defence and Home Guard personnel cannot yet be applied to the men and women of the Royal Observer Corps, whose continuous vigilance is essential while the possibility small ...

Published: Tuesday 03 October 1944
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 336 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LISTS OF EMPLOYMENT

... opticians. pathological laboratory assistants, pharmacists, physio therapists and radiographers, and members of the Royal Observer Corps. ...

Published: Wednesday 29 September 1948
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 310 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FINAL PHASE OF AIR EXERCISE

... being flown from their home towns to Eastern England airfields. For the week-end operations, 8,000 members of th e Royal Observer Corps again manned 700 posts and 19 control rooms. Thousands of men and women Territorials were on the alert, and Auxiliary ...

Published: Saturday 02 July 1949
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 324 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

128 planes downed

... through the waist-deep Hoods and orreniial monsoon rains. R.A.F.’s “Thank you” to Observer Corps PMGHTEEN hundred men mid women who had served in the Royal Observer Corps from ils beginning until its stand-down last month attended a rally ...

Published: Monday 25 June 1945
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EVE OF BATTLE IN RUSSIA

... decided to grant conditional liberty to 8.932 political prisoners. ROYAL OBSERVER CORPS. Group Captain Finlay Crerar. C.8.E., has been appointed Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps with effect from to-day. ...

Published: Wednesday 23 June 1943
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 883 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Britain . .

... small savings was raised last week, compared with £9.006.000 the week before. After IS months of standing down, the Royal Observer Corps iis to be re-established with a nucleus of permanent ollicers and about 23,500 part-time volunteers. Three West African ...

Published: Monday 18 November 1946
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PAR EAST LEAVE CENTRES

... Commodore Franks was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, from which be was commissioned in December, 1924. FOR R.O.C. Over applications to join the Royal Observer Corps were received during the month ended ...

Published: Friday 06 May 1949
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 346 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TEN AIRMEN PRISONERS

... an antiaircraft shell crashed through the Their ten- year - old uninjured. Mr. and Mrs. Guymer were members of the Royal Observer Corps and Mr. Guymer served in the Hampshire Regiment in the last war. NAZIS SAT BRISTOL TARGET. German Overseas Radio says: ...

Published: Tuesday 28 March 1944
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 406 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WEDDING IN LONDON

... ostrich feathers, and spray ot dusky red and white orchids, the gift of the bridegroom, was pinned on Mr er M. r L Royal Observer Corps, brother the bridegroom, acted as best man. There were no bridesmaids. Captain Maurice Vinden F.R.C.0., presided at ...

Published: Saturday 13 November 1943
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 370 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A DISCLAIMER

... Police and N.F S.. excluding those who were previously whole-time members, and a gratuity would also be paid to the Royal - Observer Corps and Auxiliary Coastguards. Mr. Churchill added that the Government could not justify an extension of benefits in any ...

Published: Thursday 08 March 1945
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 412 | Page: 4 | Tags: none