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Gained Three Awards at Dunkirk

... Gained Three Awards at Dunkirk For gallantry in the Dunkirk evacuation Perth naval officer, well known in theatrical circles, has been awarded triple decoration. Lieut. Archie Vallings, R.N.R., it is nounced, has received the D.5.0., the Croix de Guerre ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 138 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

REFUSED TO TAKE BOAT TO DUNKIRK

... REFUSED TO TAKE BOAT TO DUNKIRK Lifeboat Coxswain Dismissed Following a Royal National Lifeboat Institution inquiry into the refusal of the crew the Hythe lifeboat to assist in the B.E.F. evacuation from Dunkirk, the coxswain and motor mechanic have been ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 353 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

TOOK PART IN THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... TOOK PART IN THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION J Mr Arthur Lamb, Smieton Street, Carnoustie, who, as a member the Royal Army Service Corps took part in the Dunkirk evacuation, was married Miss Betty Morton, Tcaling, the Church of the Holy Rood, Carnoustie, on Wednesday ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Arbroath Herald
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 44 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

LIFEBOAT COXSWAIN DISMISSED

... LIFEBOAT COXSWAIN DISMISSED Refused To Take Boat To Dunkirk Following a Royal National Lifeboat Institution inquiry into the refusal of the crew of the Hythe lifeboat to assist in the B.E.F. evacuation from Dunkirk,' the coxswain and motor mechanic have been ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 195 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Peer's Heir Reported Missing

... Lord Dunboyne stated to-day that he had received no news of his son since May 23, and he understood that he was last seen at Dunkirk. Mr Butler is 23. ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 56 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Dunfermline Man Killed in Action

... James Ritch! Bellycoman Road, Dunfermline. A letter from his officer states that he was killed on May 30. two miles east of Dunkirk. He been seven weeks in France. ■j n , ati , ve of Dunfermline, Private Ritch u° r mai v y ears iri Blairgowrie, ere he was ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 133 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GIRL GUIDES' GIFT TO THE NATION

... arrange it. They are also giving a lifeboat, which, before being launched, was called into service for the evacuation of Dunkirk. These gifts represent the original £20,000, and one or two schemes are under discussion for the allocation of the remaining ...

Published: Tuesday 25 June 1940
Newspaper: Brechin Advertiser
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 141 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

RECEIVED M.D. ONLY ONE PRESENT

... surgeon-lieutenant, having first sent in a thesis on di. cases of the skin for his degree. Two days before the evacuation of Dunkirk Dr Blair entered hospital to have his appendix removed Because of this he escaped being on the Grafton when it was sunk. He ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Fife War Casualties

... water, of 279 Links Street, Kirkcaldy, that her husband, John Philip Westwater (35). of the Black Watch, had been killed at Dunkirk. Private Westwater joined the Army at the age of 19, and after serving for three years in this country was placed on the reserved ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 243 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

IN LONDON TO-DAY

... IN LONDON TO-DAY. THE GREAT RED CROSS SALE—MR W ALTER ELLIOT REJOINS THE ARMYPOSSIBLE MEDAL FOR DUNKIRK EXPLOIT—A LORRY WHICH HAS MADE HISTORY. Thomson House, 12 Fetter Lane, London, Saturday. With over 140,000 articles received for th.> fund, the British ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 698 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

AIR BATTLE OVER NORTH FRANCE

... formations of two or three, but the British pilots out manoeuvred them and inflicted heavv damage. In single day during the Dunkirk evacu ation pilots of this squadron shot down 10 German fighters and an enemy army cooperation aircraft and damaged five more ...

Published: Wednesday 26 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Evening Telegraph
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 380 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

SOLDIERS SLEEP ON STATION PLATFORMS

... them every scrap of hospitality that could be produced. ORDERED OUT. Mr Beaumont (Soc., Batley) told how nine soldiers from Dunkirk who his invitation entered a first class compartment of which was the 'Y occupant, were ordered out a ticket collector. ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Dundee Courier
County: Angus, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 683 | Page: 3 | Tags: none