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ON THEIR WAY TO BALTIC

... small craft of motor type 'WO HOME FROM DUNKIRK. SEAMEN HONOURED BY NEIGHBOURS. Two young Belfast seamen. Sam Blair. R N.. of 31 Northwood Drive. and Frank Johnston. R.N., 34 Northwood Road, who took part in the Dunkirk evacuation. were honoured by their friends ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 288 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

PLUM CAKE WINDFALL HELPS OUT MARCH RATIONS

... PLUM CAKE WINDFALL HELPS OUT MARCH RATIONS. Sturdy Indian soldiers who passed through the flames of Dunkirk after marching for days during which it seemed almost impossible that they could get away unscathed, are now at a camping ground somewhere in England ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

SMOKE PALL OVER CAPITAL LAST NEWSPAPERS ISSUED

... action in the week ending midnight. Sunday, June 2. was 78,715 tons, of which 24.000 tons were lost during the Dunkirk operations. Excluding Dunkirk, the figures were— British, 11 ships-54.715 tons. Allied. 4 ships-17,913 tons. Neutral, 3 ships-7,923 tons ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 268 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LORD BISHOP AND THE WAR

... danger. Concluding with a reference to the Dunkirk evacuation, the Bishop hoped that in years to come in Belfaet's as yet unfinished Cathedral there might be found a place to commemorate the epic of Dunkirk, and added: When shall their glory fade? ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 470 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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

minute dash across France. He was the last man to leave Thiepval

... have happened to us had he not put us on the Army lorry, which took us from Doullens to St. Pol. This route is on the Paris-Dunkirk main road, and I have never seen such congested traffic on any road at any time or place. Travelling with us north was a ...

Published: Tuesday 11 June 1940
Newspaper: Belfast Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1257 | Page: 6 | Tags: none