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Father’s Dunkirk ordeal

... Father’s Dunkirk ordeal HAVING followed with interest the stories of the Dunkirk veterans’ great escapes (and deaths, capture and imprisonment), I wondered if your readers might be interested in my father’s story? He never said much about Dunkirk to me, ...

Published: Monday 12 June 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 249 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK VETERANS REUNITED

... DUNKIRK VETERANS REUNITED TWO groups of Dunkirk veterans who both thought they were the only ones left in the county are to reunite in Scarborough. The Leeds Founder Dunkirk Veterans have been planning a day in Scarborough to take a trip on the Regal ...

Published: Friday 20 April 2001
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 392 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Coronia trip marks Dunkirk

... Coronia trip marks Dunkirk itby ANNIVERSARY VOYAGE The Coronia, which is making a tnp 1o . back, while broadcasting to radio hams all over the world ONE of the boats which took - part in the Dunkirk evacuation An n |Ve rsa ry of May 1940 will be marking ...

Published: Friday 12 May 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 526 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Dunkirk veterans to meet again

... Dunkirk veterans to meet again TWO groups of Dunkirk veterans who met up last year after believing they were each the only branch left in the region are hoping to repeat the occasion next month. However, many of the former Scarborough soldiers who were ...

Published: Saturday 18 May 2002
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 357 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

Dunkirk veterans get sinking feeling

... Dunkirk veterans get sinking feeling A DUNKIRK veterans reunion in Scarborough was sunk when members of the two associations failed to meet up after missing each other by minutes. While the Dunkirk spirit was in evidence as the Scarborough and Leeds veterans’ ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 2002
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 402 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Veteran still has Dunkirk spirit

... Veteran still has Dunkirk spirit Since 1967 the visits have been organised by the Dunkirk Asgaciation. But this year will see its last pilgrimage because the association, facing declining membership as the years take their toll, is disbanding on 30 June ...

Published: Tuesday 30 May 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 172 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Dunkirk spirit in bus pass queue

... Dunkirk spirit in bus pass queue ] KNOW from a pensioner’s letter in our columns that some people have quite enjoyed queuing for their concessionary bus passes. 1 can see how the long queues must for some folk have brought back memories of 1939-45, when ...

Published: Wednesday 18 April 2001
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 429 | Page: 13 | Tags: none

Veterans pledge to return to Dunkirk Lauren

... Veterans pledge to return to Dunkirk Lauren SCARBOROUGH'S Dunkirk veterans have vowed to return to France every year, even though there will be no more organised trips. The Dunkirk Association, which has been organising the visits since 1967, is to disband ...

Published: Thursday 08 June 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 270 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

‘Little ships’ retrace historic voyage to Dunkirk

... ‘Little ships’ retrace historic voyage to Dunkirk A FLEET of 61 “Little Ships” today began a journey across the English Channel to mark the 60th anniversary of the evacuation of Dunkirk. The various sized boats formed a line behind escort vessel HMS Somerset ...

Published: Friday 02 June 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 626 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Editorial/Advertising 01 Death of Dunkirk veteran aged 91

... Editorial/Advertising 01 Death of Dunkirk veteran aged 91 A FORMER Royal Horse Artillery and Dunkirk veteran has died at the age of 91. James Blowman was born in Filey and lived in the town almost all his life, mainly in West Road. He joined the Army ...

Published: Friday 27 April 2001
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 263 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

o HAPPY REUNION ... Scarborough veteran George Wilson, left, with one of his old wartime pals at Dunkirk went to

... approached. A an emotional visit to the cemeteries where British soldiers who died in Dunkirk are buried “brought back memories”, he said. @ The veteran'’s trip to Dunkirk will be featured on BBCl's Look North with Harry Gration and Clare Frisby at 6.30 pm ...

Published: Thursday 08 June 2000
Newspaper: Scarborough Evening News
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 212 | Page: 7 | Tags: none