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... producer to Montrose Operatic Society, is a lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, and has just arrived home from active service via Dunkirk. EGGS FOR ST DROSTAN'S 292 Dozen Gifted Dr Lang, Medical Officer for St Drostan's, writes :— I wish to thank the many local ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1457 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Denouncing King Leopold's Surrender .

... home are with you and your niagnificent troops in this hour of peril. In a terrific air battle over the French coast near Dunkirk a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants shot down 22 of a large' force of German fighters and bombers; in two sorties the squadron ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1637 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

HIS FIRST DEFEAT

... the dark days after the fall of Fiance has been effectively dispelled. Hope sprung nimbly out of prospective disaster at Dunkirk. From Hope has proceeded Confidence that we have now the measure of a strong and brutal opponent. For it is plain that Hitler ...

Published: Tuesday 29 October 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 507 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

STAY PUT

... lifeboat which were in the organisers' ihinds when they organised the appeal were purchased. The lifeboat was in action at Dunkirk and did splendid work in the evacuation. The ambulances were presented by Princess Mary to the R.A.F. and Guides all over ...

Published: Tuesday 03 September 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 478 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

AN EVENTFUL WEEK

... midst of battle on the order of its King without having warned their French and British comrades, thus opening the road to Dunkirk to the German divisions. Only 18 days ago the King of Belgium had addressed to the Allies an urgent appeal for help, which ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 535 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

planes in all were shot down-3, by Fleet fighters and 1 by a.a. fire. It was 'reported that the Cia,nadian

... le weather conditions restricted the daylight activities of our bomber aircraft. Attacks were however made on shipping a Dunkirk and Rotterdam, on barge concentrations on the Maas, and on industrial plant near Wesel. Bomber operations were cancelled at ...

Published: Tuesday 08 October 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 446 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The most spectacular thing about the raids was the heroism and efficiency of the civil defence personnel. Fire ..

... bombers were reported to have carried out raids from dusk till after midnight on the enemeleoccuPied docks at Ostend, Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne, where a large number of laden barges were ()omen, Crated. Emden dock were also attacked, and other squadrons ...

Published: Tuesday 10 September 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1055 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

WM. BLACK & SON, Ltd

... of bedding, utensils, itc. Among the 'boys from the village who were with the B.E.F. and reached this country safely via Dunkirk were three gunners— Frank Low, Wilson Martin and John Wilson. All three joined the Territorials last year and went to France ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 636 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Montrose

... outstanding. hockey player and an all-round athlete during his stay in the burgh. He has been awarded the D.F.C. for gallantry at Dunkirk. The death occurred last Saturday of Mr Wm. T. Smith, retired baker, who was a well-known and esteemed member of the community ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 617 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE HOME GUARD

... rang and Mrs Simmonds picked up the receiver for the twentieth time. An excited voice told her : John's just got back from Dunkirk. Have you had any news of Peter yet ? The doorbell rang. Mrs Simmonds laid down the receiver and jumped up .But it, was ...

Published: Tuesday 17 September 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 608 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Rivzr Boom

... the steamboat which takes you from Kew to Hampton Court may proudly bear the notice : This vessel evacuated troops from Dunkirk. When a boat I was in the other day passed the Princess Freda lying quietly at her mooring the passengens read such a notice ...

Published: Tuesday 20 August 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 718 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

A terrific bombardment of the French Channel ports by the It.A.F. was repoited to have been jn progress for many

... great, damage must have been done to the Nazi shipping and supplies concentrated there. Special attention was paid to Calais, Dunkirk and Boulogne. SUNDAY, September 22 By day and night the R.A.F. continue to batter at the Nazi invasion bases and ships. On ...

Published: Tuesday 24 September 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 770 | Page: 8 | Tags: none