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THE KING DECORATES DUNKIRK HEROES

... THE KING DECORATES DUNKIRK HEROES D.S.O. for Yorkshire Officer: Other Awards to Allies The King yesterday decorated officers of the 8.E.F., Including Lieut.- Colonel of the East Yorkshire Regiment, while further awards to British and French officers were ...

NEWS OF FIGHTING MEN

... Mitchell *is safe aiter his experience at Dunkirk and Mrs, Swales, of Cleveland-street, has received news that her four sons, Privates G. H. Swales, John Swales, Frank Swales, Charles Swales, are all well from Dunkirk. Private J. R. Briggs, of Cleveland-street ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: South Bank Express
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NEWS OF FIGHTING MEN

... Mitchell ia safe after his experience at Dunkirk and Mrs. Swales, of Cleveland-street. has received news that her four sons. Privates G. H. Swales. John Swales, Frank gwales, Charles Swates, are all well from Dunkirk. Private J. R. Briggs, of Cleveland-street ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Cleveland Standard
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 76 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ONE OF LAST TO LEAVE

... ONE OF LAST TO LEAVE Wombwell Soldier Home From Dunkirk One of the last batch of British soldiers to be evacuated from Dunkirk reached Wombwell on Tuesday night. He is Pte. Norman Hirst (24), son of Mr. and Mrs. Lance Hirst. of 70, Wood Walk. In three ...

RESCUE BY HULL MEN

... RESCUE BY HULL MEN Dunkirk Victim in a Sinking Trawler When H.M. tntwler Westella sank alter being attacked while on patrol duty off Dunkirk, the crew scrambled to eafety aboard another trawler, the Scion A. they did they heard a cry from the Weetella ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 171 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Colonel of East Yorks. Decorated

... King pinned the award on him as the men were drawn up. BRAVERY AT DUNKIRK Colonel Given was one of four officers decorated by the King during hi stour of a division returned from Dunkirk and now stationed in the West Country. He decorated one of them in ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Shooting Lessons

... gunners to form hwd core for the crew of each boat, but the personnel consisted mainly of volunteers. Some of them hod been at Dunkirk. Although the trip was designed as rescue expedition, these volunteers were determined to make lt>an offensive operation ...

♦*♦ * ♦

... ♦*♦ ♦ Major J. R. (Rat) Stanton, of Eaglescliffe, has arriived safely in this country from Dunkirk. He came home on short leave this week. Another member of the B.E.F. to return to his home at Stockton Sapper E. Thompson, of Camden-street. ...

BOOSBECK ON LEAVE.,

... ON LEAVE., Privates S. Padgett and J. Garland, of Albion Terrace, Boosbeck, have been on leave after their experience at Dunkirk. WARTIME COOKERY. The wartime cookery lectures at the Boosbeck Council Schools commence on June 20th. Mr. J. J. Sanderson ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: South Bank Express
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 53 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BOLD EFFORT TO ENCIRCLED TROOPS

... after being lifted Into the boat. It was murder, this volunteer said. The miracle of Dunkirk was not to repeated. St. ValSry has high cliffs, not beach like Dunkirk. There was heavy fog, the sea was rough, and the Germans were ready for this time. The ...

IdARSICE A AULITAZY FAMILY

... in H.M. Forces. Sergt. R. Peacock and Corpl. E. A. Peacock, of the Coldstream Guards, are in hospital seriously wounded at Dunkirk. Another son is a sergeant in the Royal Army Pay Corps, and the youngest is in Royal Air Force. were regulars. Mrs. Peacock's ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Cleveland Standard
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 81 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ITALIAN FLEET

... the B.E.F. from Dunkirk is Ordinary-Signaller Arnold Birch an old boy of Aireborough Grammar School. and son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Birch, Lynthorpe. Tranmere Drive, Guiseley. , He was on an Isle of Man steamer which was sunk at Dunkirk, and later on a ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 287 | Page: 3 | Tags: none