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SUBALTERN AT DUNKIRK

... SUBALTERN AT DUNKIRK. GOING THE WHOLE HOG. Dunkirk will go down in the annals of this country as one of the most heroic episodes in our history. Many of our men attribute their deliverance to the prayers of the nation; many found in the of God a free- ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 363 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

NEWS OF LOCAL SOLDIERS. INJURED SEAMAN HOME ON LEAVE

... HOME ON LEAVE. Several of the men from Lisburn and district who were engaged in Belgium and Flanders. and were evacuated in Dunkirk. have arrived home, and have stirring tales to tell of their adventures. As one graphically put it, at one time he would not ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 217 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GUNNER LECKEY lIISSINC

... Leckey. of the Royal Artillery. is missing. Gunner Leckey. who Prange the Army last October, went to at Christmas. and was at Dunkirk during the evacuation. He is wellknown to Lisburn cricketers as for some years he was assistant groundsman at the local club ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 65 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SEAMAN LOST

... definitely established that Mr. Moses Hail. who was a member of the staff of one of the ships engaged in the evacuation from Dunkirk which was lost through enemy action. has lost his life. He was reported missing. presumed lost. some weeks ago. Mr. Hall was ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LISSURN AND HILDEN COMFORTS FUND

... a meeting of the committee will be held next week to decide future policy, which was rather upset by the evacuation from Dunkirk. ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 123 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PRISONER OF WAR

... Private Philip M*Ourn. of the Seaforth Highlanders. whose wife resides in Glasgow. is posted as missing. He was last seen at Dunkirk during the evacuation. His airier is Miss L. M'Ourn. of the nursing staff of the Lisburn and Hillsborough District' Hospital ...

Published: Friday 02 August 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 119 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WOUNDED GUARDSMAN'S NEARING RESTORED

... one of those brave heroes of Dunkirk. Mr. R. V. Refausse (chairman of the club) presided, and said they were met together that evening in troubled time, yet they rejoiced that a evening In having with them a hero of Dunkirk. Bob fans had returned safely ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 419 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FIRST LOCAL CASUALTY ON SEA. MIL MOSES MAUL PRESUMED LOST

... L PRESUMED LOST OFF DUNKIRK. It is almost certain that Mr. Moses Hall, youngest son of Mn, Agnes Hall, Bridge Street, Lisburn, and the late J. Hall, perished when the ship on which he was working was sunk by enemy action off Dunkirk on 29th May. during ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1038 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LOW ROAD SOLDIER HONOURED

... Low Road. Lisburn. was honoured by his neighbours and friends when he arrived home tor a brief stay alter the horrors of Dunkirk. A wer e of money and some cigarettes were presented to him. Mr. Robert over the gilts on beholt ld o l i ar the -ourn and ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 221 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

July

... the local men who were in Prance pt or to the suncnder of that country began arriving home after their famous image from Dunkirk. They were welcomed by their many friends and Companions in the dist tict. The Friends' School. Lisburn. having been requisitioned ...

Published: Friday 27 December 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 344 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HEROES OF THE MAPLE

... England. the Canadians accounted for 28 German aircraft, all very strictly confirmed. during the few days hectic fighting over Dunkirk. It is known that they had good reason to claim as many again. In the middle of June the Canadians were in France. and had ...

Published: Friday 23 August 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 357 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LISBURN SEAMAN RESCUED

... Private Hamilton was engaged in the battle around Narvik. and later was drafted to France. where he fought with the B.E.P. at Dunkirk. No word was received from him for fifteen weeks. and then on Tuesday evening last his mother. Mrs. Hamilton. received a letter ...

Published: Friday 19 July 1940
Newspaper: Lisburn Standard
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 339 | Page: 4 | Tags: none