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Salvation Army in France

... thousands of British soldiers every week, and ten additional clubs in course of opening, no fewer than 45 were lost in the Flanders evacuation. They represent expenditure of between £3OXIOO and £40.000. Some 20 centres, however, remain open, mostly south the ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 431 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GERMAN drive for FLANDERS HILLS

... ala fal t Ae M use of Commons, to-day, said plans a! the evacuation of school children con re already taxing accommodation in ach eption areas and it was not practic- to include in the evacuation | vou eme arrangements for large | 7 Sr eme arrangements ...

Published: Thursday 30 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3709 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK EVACUATION SPEEDED UP

... DUNKIRK EVACUATION SPEEDED UP Hospital Ships Bombed yfORE British and French soldiers, evacuated from Flanders, reached British ports to-day and shared a single hope. That was to get back to the battle zone and have another go at the Germans. these remnants ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 971 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

WNILE ever increasing numbers of British and French troops are being safely landed in England, their comrades ..

... WNILE ever increasing numbers of British and French troops are being safely landed in England, their comrades in Flanders are grimly continuing their great rearguard action against the German hordes. Striking back vigorously against the enemy, who have ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Hampshire Advertiser
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

The Navy Is There HILE the great battle continues \ in Flanders thousands of men of the British Expeditionary Force

... battle continues \ in Flanders thousands of men of the British Expeditionary Force have already been extricated and are back in England. Al the news tells of the wonderful rearguard actions which covered the retreat and evacuation, and are still Going ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 696 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Old 6.—THE EVENING NEWS, SATURDAY, JUNE 1. 1940 EVACUATION SPEED UP

... the near future as so real that we should have plans for the evacuation of schoolchildren complete possible by the beginning of next week. Evacuation may not start next week, but we may definitely decide to start it in some areas in the course of next week ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2187 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Who—haft Programmes are now subject to

... — haft Programmes are now subject to Partial - List of Local Survivors Reached Home from Flanders Fields Triumph of Organisation in Evacuation of Allied Forces at Dunkirk rp HE whole country was thrilled with the escape of the British -a- Expeditionary ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: New Milton Advertiser
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 467 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Stories of the Men Who Came Back

... Germans are waging this war in machine gunning and bombing helpless refugees, and the lesson of the Allied evacuation from the fields of Flanders is that our troops must have more guns, more ammunition and even more and more planes. ' • _ They are full ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: New Milton Advertiser
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 288 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GALLANTRY IN FRANCE

... made in the main for gallantry and devotion to duty officers and N.C.O.’s attached to the A-A.S.F. before the evacuation of France and Flanders: DISTINGUISHKD FLYING Squadron Leader Alan ,Ford Anderson. No. 613 Squadron: Squadron Leader Harold Gioaon Lee ...

Published: Wednesday 06 November 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 139 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

B.E.F. WITHDRAWAL HOPES FIGHT UNPARALLELED IN HIS TORY

... the evacuation of Wino' children Wei'. already taxing accommodation in reception . and it was not p'scticahle to Include In the evacuation scheme arrangements for' large numbers of old people. Apart from other considerations arising In evacuation and ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Hampshire Telegraph
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1914 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

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... -0-- It was rumoured in Alilturd that Lieutenant J. H. St. G. Hamersley, Royal Corps ot Signals, was among the officers evacuated from Dunkirk. However, his mother, Mrs. Minuetsley, President of the Milford Branch of the British Legion (Women's Section) ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: New Milton Advertiser
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 306 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FIGHTING FOR 18 DAYS

... ThtOat Cut reOeeventt After attacking his wife, who rushed to the withdrawal the into a daughter bedroom. Albert E BEF from Flanders and giving Cook, member of Bath City Council Gf actual facts the with- for many years was found dead ean. “■ 1 T d daughter°and' ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Portsmouth Evening News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 505 | Page: 1 | Tags: none