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... last war with the Territorial Army, serving in Gallipoli from the Suvla Bay landing to the evacuation, and afterwards in Egypt, Libya, Palestine, France, and Flanders. He was awarded the French Medaille D’Honneur with bar, as we say in English, by the President ...

Published: Tuesday 02 January 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 249 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MERCANTILE MARINE OFFICE SUfERINTENDENT'S RETIREMENT PRESENTATIONS TO MR. 11. P. LILBURN

... until demobiliseul in February. 1919. He served in Oallipoli from the Bay landing to the evacuation and afterwards in Egypt. Lib3a, Palestine. France anti Flanders. He awarded the French Medaille D'Honiteur and also received tbe Mibtoury Medal for bravery ...

Published: Wednesday 03 January 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 264 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MR. N. P. LILBURN

... demobilised in February, 1919. He served in Gallipoli from the Sulva Bay landing to the evacuation and afterwards in Egypt, Libya, Palestine. France and Flanders. }le was awarded the French Medallle D'ilonneur and also received the Military Medal for ...

Published: Saturday 06 January 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Journal of Commerce
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 156 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CARRYING ON:

... Emperor. In memorable speech he said : I admit I am neither as young nor in such good health as when I went to fight in France, Flanders and Egypt, a quarter of a century ago, but no Rajput is ever too old to fight.” “Alien Sassenachs JYJAKING part of north ...

Published: Thursday 29 February 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 356 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

T> RITISH airmen’s week-end bag of Nazi planes was about lOO. Defiants, the new type of two-seater fighters, ..

... refugees say, have been attacking harmless villages, and in some places have bombed schools where children had gathered to be evacuated. Air-raid alarms have been so frequent that they could not distinguish the warning from the all-clear. A woman from Brussels ...

Published: Monday 13 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1004 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

of Fighting on Meuse

... and contact with the enemy has been maintained throughout the day.” It was leamt officially in London that operations in Flanders have gone much according to expectation. The operations now in progress make it clear that the enemy is about to put forth ...

Published: Wednesday 15 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 780 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Famous Library’s Fate

... bulk of the city's civilian population has been evacuated in carts, bicycles, cars, and afoot. If the city was heavily shelled in to-day's fighting the library, a landmark for miles in the flat Flanders plain, has probably been demolished. When I saw ...

Published: Thursday 16 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Daily Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 141 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

In the trail of battle

... armies hammered at Nancy and Epinal. The Third Army went through Dinant, Mezieres, and across the River Aisne. Soon Lille was evacuated. the French Army ; battalions were cut to pieces. Gun crews fought until no one was left to put shell in breach. Rhelms and ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 1940
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 494 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Echoes and Gossip of the Day

... each ? Answers On Friday Ansxcers to Monday’s problems: 7.004. —l2 per cent. 7.005. —Four-fifths. 7.006. l% miles. * * * The Flanders Coast The desperate bid of the Nazis to reach the Belgian Channel ports, and the no less determined efforts of the Allies ...

Published: Wednesday 22 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1638 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

GERMANS USING “VERDUN-UKE” TACTICS

... GERMANS USING “VERDUN-UKE” TACTICS •pHK Germans are throwinK enormous human and material forces into the Battle Flanders, regardless losses, and are trying to overwhelm the successive defence lines of the Allies, said the official French military commenUtor ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 454 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CONTINUOUS BOMBARDMENT

... in the North is increasing violence, said the official French military commentator to-day. He said that in the battle of Flanders the Germans were throwing enormous !iuman and material forces into the fight regardless of losses, and were trying to overwhelm ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: Liverpool Echo
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 388 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

B.E.F. IN FIGHTING WAY OUT OF NET

... Lord Oort's disposal, and even though it was being severely bombed remained reasonably possible to evacuate tne B.E.P. from it, even though the evacuation would have made Gallipoli lock easy. But the end Is not vet. The BE.P. and the French Army may succeed ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 728 | Page: 6 | Tags: none