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Decorations For Dunkirk Deroes first list of honours to the Navy’s heroes of Dunkirk was published last night in a

... Decorations For Dunkirk Deroes first list of honours to the Navy’s heroes of Dunkirk was published last night in a supplement to the Organising the withdrawal to England, under fire and in the face of many and great difficulties, of 335,490 officers and ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 187 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

BRITISH PART

... ability. It is obvious of course that the events around Dunkirk have handicapped our ability to aid the French but it must be remembered that not all the B.E.F, and its equipment were encircled at Dunkirk and that British troops are at the present time taking ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 96 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

“Dynamo Room” Planned The Great Evacuation \ SMALL band of junior officers, working in a secret control room, ..

... went to the relief of Dunkirk and who, it was announced on Friday, had been awarded the K.C.B. for his services. was the nub operations was called the dynamo room. Admiral Ramsay said that through bombing the only part of Dunkirk Harbour where a ship could ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 391 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... ¢ + > number of Coatbridge and Airdrie boys who were among the heroes of Dunkirk were allowed home hours at the week-end. Others are ex. pected to get leave of absence this week. ...

Published: Wednesday 12 June 1940
Newspaper: Coatbridge Express
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 34 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE MOTHERWELL TIMES £1,371 8 1

... soldier. Private William Meikle, dispatch rider,with the Army Ordnance Corps, saved a British convoy in the Allies’ retreat Dunkirk, has just come to hand. Private Meikle was leading the convoy when German armoured column threatened the convoy with destruction ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Motherwell Times
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 354 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GIFTS TO SOLDIERS

... who performed such heroic work in France. Those w r ho arrived at their homes on short leave, following iheir escane from Dunkirk, each received donation from the local fund. These gifts were gratefully received the Newarthilf “Tommies.” ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Motherwell Times
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 55 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DONALD

... DONALD DUCK By Walt Disney @0 How Jock’s Box Helped Boys From Dunkirk JQCK' S BOX is making hundreds of new friends daily. They are the dauntless boys from Dunkirk. Home after their memorable epic, they have been reminded in ever so many ways that Jock’s ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 362 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

FEARLESS FIGHTERS

... the Cameron regiment lived up to that tradition of oeing fearless fighters when it came to cold steel. At street corners in Dunkirk and. indeed, for miles along the retreat, they covered the evacuation of their comrades and stayed the advance of the enemy ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 122 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Keep Giving—The Boys Need It

... Keep Giving—The Boys Need It FEW days ago, we appealed to you to help us in an endeavour to come to the rescue of the Dunkirk heroes, who had come home minus all their equipment, comforts, etc. Your immediate response was gratifying. To-day, we are pleased ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 314 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

All Or Nothing Why Greatest His Biggest CAMERONS FOUGHT IN THE KILT

... All Or Nothing Why Greatest His Biggest CAMERONS FOUGHT IN THE KILT HPHE Cameron Highlanders fighting their way to Dunkirk not only fought in their kilt; they put them on specially to into action, A young Glasgow Cameron, wounded and now on leave in Glasgow ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 131 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LADIES ill HELsiai

... faced the men nicknamed the Ladies from Hell by the Huns of the Great War in the last hand-to-hand fighting in the fall of Dunkirk, They were met face to face by a Highland regiment wearing the kilt. Behind the last retreat lies the story ol the refusal ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 187 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HOME DEFENCE APPEAL

... has been made to the appeal. Several thousands are needed. Mr. Dollan was talking on Saturday to a soldier just home from Dunkirk, who stated that when in the vicinity of Arras he and many of his comrades found they had to undertake fire extinguishing ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Daily Record
County: Lanarkshire, Scotland
Type: | Words: 171 | Page: 2 | Tags: none