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A French medal for Dunkirk veterans

... A French medal for Dunkirk veterans A number of Tamworth men veterans of the British Army and other Services who were evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk under fire from the Luftwaffe in May and June 1940, have recently been informed through the British ...

Published: Friday 19 January 1973
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 318 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

Captain Smith as a country lad DUNKIRK John Weston Smith certainly believes in living life full He has been company

... Captain Smith as a country lad DUNKIRK John Weston Smith certainly believes in living life full He has been company director made animated films helped to build village hall presided various clubs and societies as well as seeing active service in France ...

Published: Friday 11 January 1985
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1773 | Page: 29 | Tags: none

Couple hurt in France crash

... collided with juggernaut at the start or their continental holiday. Mr Alan McDonald and his wife Vera were kept hospital at Dunkirk, Frame. for five days after the acci• dent, which happened they left the hovercraft at Calais on their way to Holland. Mrs ...

Published: Friday 21 August 1981
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 138 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

MP called in to light up kiosk Meriden M.P. Mr. John Tornlkteon is being coed in to shed light on

... Wain& The funeral service of Dunkirk veteran and Royal British Legion member Mr. Tom Smith held at Atherstone Parish Church lest week. Mr. Smith. of 7 Church Road. died at the age of SO. He leaves a wife. Mrs. Pried Smith. Dunkirk veterans and British LOOM ...

Published: Friday 04 February 1977
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 325 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

War Years

... running classes in first aid for wardens and fire fighters. Members of Tamworth Uivision helped to unload wounded soldiers from Dunkirk who had come. by ...

Published: Friday 27 July 1979
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 50 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

TURN-OUT

... round te sere. It showed that the is flourishing. - the Tamworth old at the dinner local Mr . . Whitaftinst. The 77-year-old Dunkirk !OMR. o f Carisbrook. Glaseata . _ joined the Staffords in MI ind served with the regiment 1940, when he was Pardoned to the ...

Published: Friday 08 September 1978
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 80 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

CONTINENTAL HOLIDAY FOR KINGSBURY HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS

... world war was renewed when the party visited Yypres and later Poerinatte. 'The party then travelled to Dunkirk via Ardes, Guinea and Calais. Dunkirk Is the principal port of the North Sea and is the principal port of the North linked with the industrial ...

Published: Friday 01 September 1967
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 389 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

at CLARE TRAVEL Al Sr your CONTINENTAL MINI TOURS Three-Day (Belgian (Antwerp) Mini Weekends Dep. Oct. 15 and 22. E

... Throe-Day Brussels Mini Weekend Dep. Sept. 10, Oct. 15 and 29 incl. Three-Day Tour Soulove and the Battle- Bads (including Dunkirk). Dep. Nov. 12. Odoberfeesten (4-day Tour) • *Dep. Friday. Sept. 24. and Oct. 1 and 8. EIS fully inclusive ...

Published: Friday 30 July 1976
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 74 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Out of uniform . . . after 47 years

... LIFE in uniform has always appealed to Mr. Albert Blades. First he wore that of a regular soldier. He was evacuated from Dunkirk and also took part in the Battle of El Alamein, the 0-Day Landings and the invasion of Sicily. Then he stepped into the uniform ...

Published: Friday 29 October 1976
Newspaper: Atherstone News and Herald
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 118 | Page: 7 | Tags: none