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EARL OF CAVAN'S 'MOTHER MISSING

... Lionel J. 0. Lambert, who is missing. believed killed, while commanding H.M.S. Grier. uhich was sunk during the evacuation of Dunkirk, is the elder brother and heir presumptive of Field Marshal the Earl of Ci van, Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1922-26 ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TA.'ITGIER

... interested powers would be respecte:l Sir Arthur Salter said civilian owners I of small vessels loot in evacuation from I Dunkirk would receive compensation. ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 120 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

TODMORDEN OFFICER AWARDED 0.5.0

... demolition and in personally supervising the orders for blowing up during the withdrawal of the B.E.F. He arrived in England from Dunkirk three weeks ago Lishman. who was promoted to this rank in 1936. joined the Training Corps in 1914 at Manchester Grammar School ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 115 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

COD CANNOT WANT NAZIS TO WIN' Bishop of Bradford's Declaratioo

... of our back line. God would give us grace to endure. to believe and to win. The Bishop announced that among chaplains in Dunkirk. 44 were unaccounted for. 32 were wounded and two had died from wounds. The Secretary of State for War, after consultation ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 152 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

LESSONS UNLEARNED

... closed. In the armies and divisions, the morale was good, but the losses in men and material in the initial operations and at Dunkirk were catastrophic. Subsequent heroism, brilliant tactics and unceasing fighting never made up for this initial defeat. In ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 498 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

HALIFAX WEDDING

... Army, whilst the bidegroom, who is serving with the Royal Engineers. WS4 smonsxt who were evacuated with the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. L. Foster. L.Th.. and Mr. Haigh was the organist. Mr. G. Tiffany was the beet man ...

Published: Wednesday 19 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 172 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

39 DAYS' STRUGGLE Diary of the German Offensive

... --Belgian Army capitulated by King Leopo'd a order: June 4 —Prim.' Minister revealed 335.000 Allied troops rescued from Dunkirk; June 9—German reconnaissance units reached outskirts of Rouen. June 11.—Germans reached Seine; June 12—Germans entered Paris ...

Published: Monday 17 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 186 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PREMIERS SPEECH

... PREMIERS SPEECH. The Premier, after referring to the disaster in Northern France which culminated in Dunkirk, said that after fruit. only three British divisions or their equivalent were able to stand in line with the French. We sent every man we could ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 230 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

TURKEY ON THE WATCH Early Pronouncement Not Expected

... arrived. The British military authorities are regarded here as having acted sensibly and efficiently in refraining, after the Dunkirk evacuation, from immediately pouring all the trcopa back to France before they were properly equipped. Many Turks can be heard ...

Published: Thursday 20 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MAN-POWER

... exception to what Major Milner said. Mr. Eden announced that free ravelling warrants issued to men ..1 the REP. from Dunkirk who went on leave applied also to troops recently evacuated from He hoped. except where the ..xizeneics of the service had ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 285 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SENDING THE CHILDREN TO CANADA Announcement to be Mad' Shortly It is understood a state:nen: s to be issued shortly

... Victuallers Association - colieeting scl-Ame. 6ih '2 i ns talment . .. Issue of socks to soldiers • • returned from Dunkirk 2 Proceeds of sale of scrap iron collected by scholars o M f r. eitin Nuton ntYlide, School. per • • .• .• 0 ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 271 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HALIFAX COMFORTS FUND -- Gifts in Kind

... Miss Laycock. (Niles, Mrs. Osborn*, Miss Crowther, Mrs. King, Mrs. Speak, Mytholmroyd Comforts Fund 140 P.I7S, :or men from Dunkirk.. Miscellaneous. Warloy Congregational ireh per Mrs. scarves, pul:overs. ocks, Town Women's Guild per Mrs. Stephenson.. socks ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 3 | Tags: none