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... THOMAS KENon leave after from Dunkirk, •- - the knock at the o f his home in Vernon t Belfast, and was teleM. from the gra War Office that he was missing. Kennedy said that he ; t i l ers made the last part golourney to Dunkirk in eels dustcart. ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 56 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

EVENING EXP An End, An Indication And A Beginning ONE more name has beaten itself into the minds of the

... the last, and will not be forgotten by the next. That name is Dunkirk. Most of all will it not be forgotten by those who have survived its bravery and its horrors. The evacuation of Dunkirk is ended, and the story of that marvellous achievement, as partly ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 368 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FIGHTING OF INTENSE FEROCITY

... FIGHTING OF INTENSE FEROCITY Dunkirk Epic epic of Dunkirk still goes on. A declared the French military spokesman last night. The Allied sea and air forces, in close co-operation, are still effectively defending their entrenched positions. The Allied ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

PLEASURE BOAT FOUGHT TO LAST

... while taking part the evacuation from Dunkirk were rescued, it was learned yesterday,' but it is not known how many of the Algerian and French soldiers aboard reached safety. The Brighton Queen arrived at Dunkirk at dawn, took on board troops, and then ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

WAVES OF BOMBERS

... BURIED AT DUNKIRK As the lines of tired men disembarked at one port to-day tile sound of heavy gunfire could be heard from time to time, often shaking the ground. It is believed that ships of the Allied navies were shelling areas at the back of Dunkirk. Although ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 204 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SCHOOL MEALS

... by the Government. Nine Days Without Food Or Water Off Dunkirk Details of the rescue of nine French soldiers by a British fast motor boat some time after the withdrawal of Allied troops from Dunkirk have become known. For nine days these survivors had existed ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 231 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AIRMAN TOWED BY MINESWEEPER

... AIRMAN TOWED BY MINESWEEPER Flying Officer Robert New, of Cardiff, who was on patrol during the Dunkirk evacuation, had a remarkable escape when, although wounded, he dropped 8000 feet by parachute before being towed to safety by a minesweeper. The control ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 114 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Your local Registrar, R.N.R., at Fishery Officer will give you full

... things we have seen in their a resourcefulness, an inventiveness, a | fine flower in the exploit of Dunkirk. knack of adapting old and unexpected | Dunkirk was no victory—but it was an means to great and unexpected ends, a | earnest of victory. power to ...

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... Patterson Skipper Mair Missing in Dunkirk Evacuation A well-known member of the motor trade in Aberdeen. C.S.M. Frederick Patterson, Royal Army Service Corps, has been posted missing, believed drowned, in the evacuation of Dunkirk. He was • partner of Mr Charles ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Evening Express
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

R.A.F. WRECK NAZI CONVOYS

... positions. In support of the Allied Armies near Dunkirk. the statement said. medium bombers the R.A.F. made a series of attacks on enemy gun emplacements, roads, railways, and troop concentrations in the Dunkirk area throughout yesterday. These operations ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 476 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Ghent Oil Tanks Set on Fire

... judge, just in the right position. NEAR DUNKIRK Last night's communique by the Air Ministry stated:— R-A.F. fighters maintained offensive patrols throughout Monday and early yesterday morning in the Dunkirk area. Little enemy air activity was observed ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 355 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SUICIDE SHIPS AT ST VALERY

... boat. TOYS TO FIGHT TANKS It was bloody murder, this volunteer said. The miracle of Dunkirk was not to repeated. St Valery has high cliffs, not a beach like Dunkirk. There was a heavy fog. the sea was rough, and the Germans were ready for us this time ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdeen Press and Journal
County: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 545 | Page: 1 | Tags: none