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THE TORTOISE-LIKE EXPRESS

... can tell how long it should take a letter to be delivered to South England. We wrote a letter to a brother, Just home front Dunkirk. eleven days ago. This has not yet been delivered. An express letter was Sent nine days ago. and this also has not arrived ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 128 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LIVERPOOL GRAIN TRADE

... to dav», 11.50. Freight—Tottoo. 1 .tv f.ru. ; st.nd.nl. n-nt*. Ol.i, • -J-.ity 'so Sr, ,s,tn—July 6-.. ADMIRAL’S STORY OF DUNKIRK B.E.F. Walked Plank to Safety SMALL band of Junior officer* working secret control room helped to direct the evacuation which ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 567 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE ARROWS INDICATE THE CHIEF AREAS PENETRATED BY THE GERMAN ADVANCE UNITS. THE BATTLE LINE SHOWN MARKS THE ..

... in letters to her parents the B.E.F. evacuation from Dunkirk, tells of the merciless bombing and machine-gunning by the Nazis of a British hospital ship in mid-Channel. On her sixth crossing to Dunkirk. nine Nazi planes raked the ship's deck and dropped ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 990 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ABANDONMENT OF PARIS IMMINENT

... * men. whose nerves the lie (ould shatter, bad tinal result the War. doubt the future of the •• The heroism the armies of Dunkirk has been surpassed in the battles which have been fought from the sea to Argonne. The soul France is not conquered. •• Our ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

V‘Sr*'l'

... Luxury motor cruisers and other small i craft which went from the Thames to rescue thousands the B.E.F. from the Leaches of Dunkirk returned to their home moorings yesterday. As they passed beneath London Bridge spectators gave a cheer, which was taken up ...

Published: Monday 10 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 145 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

SURPRISING DISCLOSURE

... BALFOUR said all relevant factors were taken into consideration. DUNKIRK EVACUATION. Mr. ATTLEE said that a record is being kept of all those regularly assisting in the evacuation at Dunkirk. It was not possible to keep a complete record of the many who ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 474 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

BOTH TOO BUSILY ENGAGED

... Commander-in-Chief of the 8.E.F., who has been actively engaged after a short period of leave following the withdrawal from Dunkirk, is supervising the re-forming of his armies. states the Daily Telegraph diplomatic correspondent. Since his last dramatic ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

TO MACHINE-GUN SPRAYERS WHAT ENGLISH KNIGHT WISHES

... TO MACHINE-GUN SPRAYERS WHAT ENGLISH KNIGHT WISHES WISH MEN BACK FROM DUNKIRK WOULD STAND AT EACH STREET CORNER TELLING PEOPLE OF THINGS THEY HAVE SEEN, SAID SIR MILES MITCHELL, A MEMBER OF THE LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS' TRIBUNAL ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 169 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

NEWS BREVITIES

... residents of Clandeboye Street. Belfast. presented Fusilier G. Smith with an engraved cigarette case on Wednesday evening. At Dunkirk he was wounded in the foot. He is a company cook and was awarded the Military Medal in the last war. ANTRIM COUNTY COUNCIL ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Wounded

... that they spital making satisfactory rogress. L.-B. M'Clure after a severe arm woun a and Gunner Hamilte ritish wound at Dunkirk. » and — following @ motor ident in >» Was Stoker (First Class) John Turner, who part kept in the rescue of British pilsoners ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 216 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LURGAN GUNNER

... Victoria Street, Lurgan, the news that her son, Gunner Norman M'Cullough, a member of a searchlight battery, had been killed at Dunkirk. Gunner M'Cullough, a lad of 19 years, was at one time a signed player of Belfast Distillery F.C., and assisted Sunnyside ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 194 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

7 The Life-boat Service

... rescued from peril sea. In addition, life-boats played most valuable part in transporting British and French troops from Dunkirk to ports in England, one boat alone carrying on its various journeys an aggregate of 2,800 men. Such an Institution is, surely ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast News-Letter
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 231 | Page: 4 | Tags: none