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BRIDEGROOM FROM DUNKIRK

... BRIDEGROOM FROM DUNKIRK. CARRICKFERGUS WEDDING. ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 5 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SUPERIORITY OF OUR R.A.F

... evacuation of Dunkirk. A.B. Finnegan is married man with seven children. His father fought in the last war and was wounded at Loos. In an interview, A.B. Finnegan said he was engaged with 72 other ratings in rowing troops from the beach at Dunkirk to waiting ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 247 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WILKINSON—BAIRD

... bridegroom. Captain Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson. The Durham Light Infantry, is on a few days’ leave, following the evacuation from Dunkirk. He is only son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wilkinson. Cleaseby. Darlington. Co, Durham. Miss Joan Dobbs was bridesmaid, and Captain ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 95 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ALLIED FORCES LEAVE NORWAY KING AND GOVERNMENT ARE NOW IN BRITAIN EFFECT OF NARVIK CAPTURE

... got away after spending four or five hours on the beach at Dunkirk.” Rifleman Smyth, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, whose home is Belfast, said the bombing and machine-gunning of the beach at Dunkirk was continuous. “The safest place was in the water,’ he said ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1238 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SUCCESSFUL A.R.P. TE

... Carrickfergus, is also on leave. He was a member of the crew of the destroyer Grenade, which was sunk by enemy action off Dunkirk on May 30 when the B E E. were being evacuated. Mr. William Rankin, Davy's Street. Carrickfergus, now equals the record of ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 580 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LARNE OFFICER LOST

... S. Amery, Secretary of State for India, at their woodland camp, somewhere in Surrey. When the Indians were evacuated from Dunkirk with the B.E.F. they had. to their great regret, to leave their wonderful mules behind. The Commander of one of the units ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 359 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

A Belfast Novelty In Collections

... his wife who live far-off Devizes in Wiltshire. Into their home came three Ulster members of the 8.E.F., just arrived from Dunkirk. They got to talking of home associations, and it was discovered that one of the Tommies had connections with Comber, the ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 921 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CHAIRMEN RE-ELECTED

... (Edward ~. , . Tern (Thomas M'Gookm) failed to cross the starting line and was not timeo. NO WIND UP. WITTY TOPICAL COMMENTS. “Dunkirk evacuation went like clockwork. —With no wind up, The English river girl always looks neat. —And sometimes natty. n Bread ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Larne Times
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1604 | Page: 2 | Tags: none