... British Legion paid tribute to the late David Lindley with a commeimorative tree. During the war he served with the British Expeditionary Force in France until gcing evacuated from Dunkerque. He later took part in both the North African and Italian campaigns ...

... in January, 1935, with the Royal Artillery. in which he served until 1942, From 1939-40 he was a member of the British Expeditionary Force In Europe. In October 1942 he transferred to the R.EME. on its formation and thus has been with the Corps throughout ...

... up at the age of 17 as a baby-faced rifleman he later served as an officer through the 1914-18 War and with the British Expeditionary Force in the Second World War. His is a story seen through the eyes of the ordinary soldier in the trenches at Ypres and ...

... Artil. tery, Three teachers from this school are with the Forces: Waters, Elcombe, and the writer of the letter:— British Expeditionary Force, - 15th April, 1915. Dear mr. Bartlett,—Thank you very wiuch indeed for your letter. Although™ am slow in leplying ...

... Engagement Mr Smith, 77, worked on the land before joining the British Expeditionary Force and serving in France. A few months later he returned to England and the couple got engaged before he left with his regiment for India. After the war Mr Smith had ...

... Ode to a car A colleague hands me the following moem, which was very popular amongst members of the British Expeditionary Force in France during the 1914-18 war, referring to a popular make of car at that time. He commenis: “Does it still fit the times ...

... DANGEROUSLY WOUNDED. The Official Press Bureau at 6.45 on Monday evening issued the following list of casualties in the British Expeditionary Force : — WOUNDED. Lieut. the Earl of Leven and Melville, 2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys), dangerously wounded, August 20th ...

... feil over events after the declaration of war by the British. Then one morning the British public learned that the British Expeditionary Force had landed in France without the loss of 2 man and was actively engaged. Some people at the War Office had done ...

... further interest in Toc Has a whole. For that reason, the Branch had invited the Rev. N, McPherson, of Toc H and the British Expeditionary Force, to speak to them In his address, Padre McPherson congratulated Toc H and the Toc H League of Women Helpers at ...

... Dunkirk men soldier on ALMOST 34 years after the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force from Dunkirk, 46 of those men from all parts of Lincolnshire met at the Royal British Legion Headquarters, Grimsby, last Friday to form a local branch of the ...

... as a painter for Messrs, Wm. Wrght and Sons, Ld., when called up. Within a month he was in France wizfi the First British Expeditionary Force. On November sth of that year he was wounded and was for some time in Netley Hospital, After a month’s convalescence ...

... in the employ Charles Sharpe and Co., Slea. nd was a Staffsergeant of C.L.B. g Corps, writing from France, to { British Expeditionary Force, April 19th, 1915. “Just a line to let you know I am in ho-pital for a few days, have something the Imatter with ...