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At Dunkirk

... At Dunkirk Mr. Siddcns served as chaplain with the B.EF. from last January to the evacuation from Dunkirk. The kind of man he Is may be gathered from the number of times he did not board boat that would have carried him away from the shelled, bombed and ...

Dunkirk Rescue

... Dunkirk Rescue D.S.M. FOR SAILOR OF H.M.S. PEMBROKE A sailor who saved the lives of several soldiers of the sth Batt. King's Own Royal Regiment buried in the debris of a bombed house in Dunkirk is to receive the Distinguished Service Medal. He is Able-Seaman ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 357 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Dunkirk Retreat

... The Dunkirk Retreat Among those present were several padres who saw service France and were evacuated from Dunkirk. The Rev. V. D. Slddons, Methodist padre, who served a combatant the Northampton Regiment, and in the Flying Corps in the last war, gave ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 175 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Dunkirk Convoy

... Dunkirk Convoy War-wounded men received far consist a convoy 193 the B.ET. from Dunkirk the end May. and two batches soldiers transferred from other hospitals In Yorkshire. Among' the men from Dunkirk was ,-oung infantryman the German Army with bad leg ...

Sicelight On Dunkirk

... Sicelight On Dunkirk An interesting sidelight o 2 the extent of the demands cn Red Cross funds is the revelation that during the few days of tie Dunk.rk evacuation the Red Cross spent no less than £30.000 to meet the immediate needs of sick and wounded ...

Published: Friday 09 August 1940
Newspaper: Todmorden & District News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Men of Dunkirk

... Men of Dunkirk While visiting a military hospital the Queen chatted with several men from Dunkirk, among them Rifleman J. Forrest, the Cameronlans. Rifleman Forrest had his left arm badly smashed and his fingers injured while advancing from the cover ...

Published: Thursday 29 August 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MASEFIELD TO WRITE ON DUNKIRK

... MASEFIELD TO WRITE ON DUNKIRK John Masefield, the Poet Laureate, is writing a book about the miracle of Dunkirk. He has been visiting the ports of Southern England and talking to officers and men of the Navy who took part in the evacuation. Mr Masefield ...

Published: Wednesday 28 August 1940
Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 78 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BROTHERS PARTED AT DUNKIRK

... BROTHERS PARTED AT DUNKIRK ONE CAME HOME Other Now Reported to be In the evacuation from Dunkirk two Leeds brothers, Jack and William Dent, who were regulars In the Highland Light Infantry, were detailed fdr different duties, and became separated. William ...

Published: Saturday 31 August 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 258 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

A DUNKIRK TRAGEDY

... A DUNKIRK TRAGEDY Murder Charge Against Wife of Missing Man The wife of a Sheffield soldier who has been missing since the battle of Dunkirk was charged Sheffield today with the murder of her 11-weekold son, and was committed for trial the West Riding ...

Published: Monday 12 August 1940
Newspaper: Yorkshire Evening Post
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 224 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AWARDS MARK DUNKIRK EPIC

... AWARDS MARK DUNKIRK EPIC An epic of the retirement from Dunkirk, recalling the glorious stand by L Battery in the early days of the last war, is revealed to-day by awards to an officer and N.C.O. of a Leicestershire Territorial Army unit of the B.A. A ...

Published: Tuesday 20 August 1940
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 110 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

PADRES WHO WERE AT DUNKIRK

... PADRES WHO WERE AT DUNKIRK Methodist Minister's Story of High Adventure Padre e of all denominations met numbers of the Press at a conterer.ce York yesterday and told them of their experleaccs with the British Army of to-day. They included the Rev. W ...

Published: Saturday 10 August 1940
Newspaper: Halifax Evening Courier
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 642 | Page: 4 | Tags: none