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CIVILIANS BEHIND THE D DAY INVASION

... 000,000 men and women mobilized for war work 1,070 have been singled out for honours in this list. There are 200 awards of the 0.8. E., of which 18 go to women; 371 become M.B.E.s, including 77 women; and of 489 British Empire Medals women have won 59. There ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1945
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Article | Words: 1186 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Trend of Things Day by Day

... for hardy women LO take up work on canal barges has had at least one Halifax response. Mrs. Ruby M. Greenwood. of 3, Willowfleld-road. Halifax, is now receiving training at Wigan on the barge, Eolith. belonging to the Leeds and Liverpool Canal Co. Mrs. ...

Published: Wednesday 31 January 1945
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1407 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Woman who trains bargees is • in Honours list AND MAN WHO PUSHED , GOERING BACK second part of the

... There are 200 0.8.E.s 418 women). 371 N1.8.E.s (77 women) and 489 British Empire Medallists (59 women). There are also ten commendations for valuable service in the air. A wide variety of people and occupations is covered. ) Women range from the driver of ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1945
Newspaper: Daily News (London)
County: London, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1405 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BRITISH ENTER HERTOGENBOSCH Holland Progress “Very

... Anglo-American war United Press. machine, whether he wants the They have reached the Snanish Maauis' caotures ,Gernlan women and children canal running through the Mc> Population of Nonnandv. the outskirts and members the Maquis and the Ilalv , lnd USS j a ...

Published: Tuesday 24 October 1944
Newspaper: Newcastle Evening Chronicle
County: Northumberland, England
Type: | Words: 1721 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

D-DAY POSSIBLE

... welfare of the miners of South Wales. Fireside Chair 'T’HOMAS AMBLER, mate of lank canal barge, gets a . and Miss Elly Gayford. principal ira'ncr of women crews for canal boats, an M B E Since 1910 has been secretary of the Lodge of the Mineworkers Union ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1945
Newspaper: Daily Herald
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 1838 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

EMPLOYMENT tOTOR Meehaiiir. 20 years esp. to undertake repairs (part to all makes of ear Kati,- .setion ..

... eloirsc for mt.utal &rig. Lur ' an° prom° read - nun pros Four weeks annual ft .St. rott, I i.e holiday. Married women accepted. roetirvorrei -canal age 1 , :1 . / ft,,,, Matron. !rt . = agnk. _Ti.•_in 1 . /kJ rlf Ilea trim Nat •-. This advertisement ...

Published: Saturday 29 September 1945
Newspaper: Kensington Post
County: London, England
Type: | Words: 2202 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

TELHRUPH 'WB5NESHST 2 194T - BRITISH BOMBERS5 PART IN GREAT NAVAL ACTION ALMOST FOOLHARDY BRAVERY’ AIRCRAFT ..

... parcels 156 medical parcels ceived WOMEN WANT CANAL BARGE WORK BUT NOT STRONG ENOUGH SAY OFFICIALS D VENTUROUS desire for amopen-air are now offering themselves for work barges Mr A P Herbert MP who has made study of canal-life sees no reason should not make ...

Published: Wednesday 02 April 1941
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 4218 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TELEGRAPH THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 Rates Still Big Problem at Cleethorpes Hospital Fire-Watchers Scheme Volunteer ..

... for active duty with operating the vicinity ' Panama Canal WOMEN WORKERS THE LAND Volunteers for Service Cleethorpes at Cleethorpes Committee received letter organising secretary for Lindsey the Women’s Army stating they available number trained untrained ...

Published: Thursday 28 November 1940
Newspaper: Grimsby Daily Telegraph
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: | Words: 3858 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Women for Canals

... Women for Canals Th« achcme (or tralnin, women'! crews lor esnwl boat. bein, somewhat extended, end there will shortly vacancies tor limited number of additional trainees, states the Ministry ot .War Transport. * A form application and part.culart of ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1944
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 194 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Women on Canals

... Women on Canals The scheme for training women’s crew s for canal boats is being somewhat extended, and there will shortly be vacancies for a limited number of additional trainees. Forms of application and particulars of service can be obtained from the ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 53 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Women on tlie Canals

... Women on tlie Canals Some forty girls are manning canal boats between London and Birmingham. There might well have been many more recrjiits but for the fact that headquarters has been in London. This has meant that Midland girls have had to spend a large ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 356 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Canal Bargees: Call To Provincial Women

... and the canal carriers who employ women will receive the same grant. There are already 140 men trainees under the new scheme, and most of these have been apprenticed on provincial canals. Colonel J. J. Llewellin is virtually Britain's O.C. canals, and as ...

Published: Thursday 25 September 1941
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 254 | Page: 1 | Tags: none