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SHIPPING LOSSES DOWN

... of 30,830 tons, and two Allied of 10,646 tons. The average weekly losses during the are just under 63,000 tons, excluding Dunkirk. ...

Published: Monday 23 December 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 70 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PRINLAWS SOLDIERā€™S PROMOTION

... to Franee as sergeant with the K. 0.5.8.5. For bravery Belgium he was awarded the Military Medal. In the evacuation from Dunkirk he spent three days and two nights on the beach. ...

Published: Monday 23 December 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 97 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

France's Fetters

... suffer from this duality in France, but we are not alone. If one thinks that the occupving Power is making itself felt from Dunkirk to Biarritz, certain attitudes are perhaps more easily understood. ...

Published: Thursday 07 November 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 116 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ENEMY BARGE CONCENTRATIONS ATTACKED

... throughout yesterday and the daylight activities of our bomber aircraft were restricted. Attacks were made on shipping off Dunkirk, on Rotterdam harbour, on bargĀ« concentrations at Heusden on the Maas, and on industrial plant near Wesel. Other aircraft ...

Published: Friday 04 October 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WENT TO FRANCE AS PACIFIST

... the latest list of military medal awards, went to France as a Christian Pacifist and non-combatant. Since his return from Dunkirk he has applied and been recommended for commission in the combatant forces. Private Mayhew is the second son of Sir Basil ...

Published: Monday 19 August 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

HITLER HAS HAD THREE DEFEATS

... success to success, really she had been thrice defeated. First, she had failed to break the British Secondly came the defeat of Dunkirk, and thirdly the failure overcome the R.A.F. by weight of numbers. Germany was now launching the fourth battle against civilians ...

Published: Saturday 14 September 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

DAUGHTER DIED, TWINS BORN

... DAUGHTER DIED, TWINS BORN One soldier, returning home from Dunkirk, was met by the sad tidings that his youngest daughter, aged four, had died hospital, where his mother was also a patient. But later good news came to ease his sorrow. His wife, in the ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 85 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Careston

... Careston News of Careston men serving with the forces reveals that Robert and James Gordon were in the Dunkirk evacuation. The former was on leave lest week. Alexander Ross, formerly underkeeper at Careston, has also been on leave, having come safely ...

Published: Tuesday 02 July 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

RAF. POUND SHIPPING AND AERODROMES

... and warehouses and many fires and explosions occurred. Other forces of aircraft attacked the ports of Lorient, Cherbourg, Dunkirk and Ostend. Several enemy aerodromes were bombed. At Amiens-Glisy, a German aircraft in the act of taking off was set on fire ...

Published: Thursday 21 November 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 88 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FIFE SOLDIER KILLED IN ROAD SMASH

... Aitken Street. Before the war he was employed as miner. A reservist, he was called up in July 1939 and was amogg those rescued Dunkirk. His wife resides 19 Loughborough Road. Kirkcaldy. ...

Published: Saturday 23 November 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 87 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LOST THE DRAW FOR LIBERTY

... and lost, is now officially reported to be a prisoner in Germany. He is Dr S. T. Williamson, Hythe, who was last seen at Dunkirk during the evacuation of the B.E.F. He and fellow officers were then drawing lots to decide who should leave and who should ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 78 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CANARY SANG WHILE THE GUNS ROARED

... Gunner Watts, a married man with two children adopted Bill as & mascot, and he and the canary were safely evacuated from Dunkirk. ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 84 | Page: 1 | Tags: none