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... Defence Medal and the War Medal. It is the biggest hand-out of war decorations this country has known. The mass-award of medals to civilians for war service it has never happened before is a recogni tion that the late war brought to the home front dangers ...

Published: Wednesday 01 September 1948
Newspaper: Britannia and Eve
County: London, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1083 | Page: 60 | Tags: Photographs 

CHESHAM BREWERY’S GOLD MEDAL ALES ON SALE THROUGHOUT THIS DISTRICT ELECTRICAL Installations Maintenance ..

... the Rev E Chapman The chosen O God of O Father All Creating” Mr Bert Palmer organist played Handel’s Water Music and Wedding March After the ceremony the bride’s two-and-a-half -year-old Richard presented her with a Good Luck horse-shoe A Guard Honour formed ...

Published: Friday 24 September 1948
Newspaper: Buckinghamshire Examiner
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 4329 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24th 1948 THE ALDERSHOT NEWS & MILITARY GAZETTE FARNBOROUGH CHRONICLE FLEET TIMES PERSONAL ..

... title and Bruce Wookcock's chief sparring partner in training for his bout Oma RIFLE SHOOTING COGGINS CUP MATCH Blackwater (Home Guard) Rifle Club entertained the Aldershot Division Hants Constabulary at the weekend in the annual match for Cosains fun The ...

Published: Friday 24 September 1948
Newspaper: Aldershot News
County: Hampshire, England
Type: | Words: 4148 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

East Coast floods

... Northumberland Agricultural Show and the High Gosforth Races. DEFENCE MEDALHOME GUARD As already intimated some months ago, ex-members of the Home Guard who are entitled to the Defence Medal must make ...

Published: Friday 17 September 1948
Newspaper: Jedburgh Gazette
County: Roxburghshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 444 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HINCKLEY FINES POLICE VISITED A WEDDING RECEPTION

... For Simpson, it was stated that he had been a licensee only since 1946. Before that he was in the Coldstream Guards and won the Military Medal. Bloch was tined 10s, and . Simpson £2. The chairman, Mr. H. Hurst, . said there appeared to be extenuating ...

Published: Thursday 23 September 1948
Newspaper: Leicester Evening Mail
County: Leicestershire, England
Type: | Words: 353 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

I*ll VOLUNTEER

... joined the Sherwood Foresters as volunteer in 191 V He holds the Military Medal, 1914/15 Star. GeneraTSendc? Madal and Territorial Efflciency Medal. Durina the last war he served in the Home Guard. Fireman Follon io ...

Published: Friday 17 September 1948
Newspaper: Nottingham Journal
County: Nottinghamshire, England
Type: | Words: 773 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

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... west wind, features in one of those after-the-war now it clan be told stories. During military exercises between units of the Royal Canadian Army and the Home Guard the windmill was occupied as an observation post. For a brief while soldiers from Vancouver ...

Published: Friday 03 September 1948
Newspaper: Bromley & West Kent Mercury
County: London, England
Type: Article | Words: 416 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Radio

... B . C . Revue Orchestra . 5—Royal Military School of Music' Band . 5 . ' 45—Harry Parry and Band . 6 . 15— -Anton and Band . GdiH-Dick Barton—Special Agent . 7—News' and Radio NewsreeL 7 . 25—Sport 7 . 30—Irish Guards Band and Luton Girls Choir . 8 . 30—Family ...

Published: Thursday 30 September 1948
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 569 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

A TRIBUTE TO AN

... duration and was soon at the front He was promoted sergeant within a few weeks and by *he end of 1916 had twice earned the Military Medal, in June of that year for great capabilities organization UNUSUAL MAN and of handling men and transport under lire, ...

Published: Tuesday 28 September 1948
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Article | Words: 470 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SCOTTISH DISTRICT NEWS Edinburgh and South-East Glasgow and West Central and North

... Heriot Row . CASTLE CEREMONY , —At a parade on Edinburgh Castle Esplanade on Saturday , following the changing of the guard , the Military Medal was presented to Sergeant John Davidson , 2 nd- Battalion TheQueen's Own Cameron Highlanders , by General Sir Philip ...

Published: Monday 13 September 1948
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1883 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

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... commences at 11-30 a.m. BUCKLAND A.T.S. GIRL RECEIVES HER MEDALS This picture shows Staff Quarter Master Sergeant Elizabeth Morgan, Peg’s Lane, Buckland, receiving her campaign stars and medals in Germany. Miss Morgan, now witli the 3rd Continental Group ...

Published: Friday 17 September 1948
Newspaper: Bucks Herald
County: Buckinghamshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 754 | Page: 6 | Tags: none