... of all descriptions, B.E.F. T Humph Praised By The King MOVING message of admira- tion and sympathy for the heroes of the Flanders rearguard battle has been received from the King by Mr. Winston Churchill, Prime Minister and Minister of Defence. I wish ...

... important statements will be made in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Prime Minister will deal with the evacuation of the B.E.P. from Flanders, and Mr. Attlee will make a statement, in reply to a question by Mr. Geoffrey Mander, M.P, about the allocation ...

... acceptable or unpalatable, remains unsullied, and Mr. Churchill minimised nothing. He did not call evacuation a victory, and plainly said that evacuation will not win wars. Equally, he showed that no other alternative was open to the Allied forces after ...

... Paris state that the evacuation was without precedent in military history. Even up to three days ago it was thought that it would not be possible to evacuate more than 100 000 men. German headquarters in a survey of the Flanders fighting give their losses ...

... land, air and sea, and who also took part in the Dunkirk evacuation .and if so wil Ithe medal be presented to British, French and Belgian allied men. Percy Main Soldiers Safely Back From Flanders E. MILLER J. C. OSBORNE . • 'l4 J . Mk *wen J. W. SCARFY ...

... Arms Production Leaps Up THE story of the B.E.F.’s fight in Flanders and the drama of the Dunkirk evacuation was told by the Prime Minister (Mr. Winston Churchill) in a crowded House of Commons yesterday. The Premier said that from the moment that the ...

... now in hospital recovering from wounds received in Flanders. Sergeant Robson's parents live at 16, Lord Street. Newcastle. Hobson. Died in Hospital After being severely wounded in the battles in Flanders, Pte. Donald Stewart. of 21. Whitehall Road, Gateshead ...

... those who have been successfully evacuated. SOUTH BOLDON MAN MISSING Councillor and Hero of Last War The War Office has announced that Captain J. Gordon Durham, of South Boldon, is missing, believed killed, in Flanders. Captain Gordon Durham, whose home ...

... W. T. CULVER `MANY Tynemouth men are among the members of the gallant B.E.F. who took part in the Flanders evacuation and who are now known to be safe in this country. Several of these soldiers have been in the service since the start of the, war. News ...

... Cross Award Last week he was awarded the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour for gallant work in connection with the evacuation of Flanders. Now 60. he was until a year ago Commander-in-Chief of the French Mediterranean Fleet, and w'hen war broke out was ...

... of Stockton Town Council stood in silence last night a tribute to the 30,000 men killed, wounded or missing in the evacuation of Flanders; and as an expression of thankfulness' that many as 335.000 had been successfully brought home. On behalf of the Royal ...

... has influenced the Germans in moving so soon after the Flanders fight is, of course, the knowledge that more than 300,000 men (seasoned soldiers who kno w their methods) have only just been evacuated from Dunkirk and the enemy wants to get in a blow before ...