... Army was so badly prepared for Hitler The plight of the British Expeditionary Force was made all the worse by the sudden capitulation of the Belgians, leaving the British plan to defend the Low Countries in tatters. Surrounded and suffering heavy losses ...

... war with 202 Squadron when he was 19 years old and immediately went into action as a ground crew member with the British Expeditionary Force in France. During his seven years' service he ...

... him after hearing him recount on TV his tales of daring when he was a member of the Old Contemptibles - the first British Expeditionary Force to France in 1914. The couple, from Sidmouth, Devon, arranged to meet 18 months ago and the former captain, ...

... Brigade, Queen Victoria's Rifles and the Royal Tank Regiment were ordered to fight to the last man to allow the British Expeditionary Force to be spirited away from the beaches of Dunkirk 24 miles away. ...

... historic fleet massed in Dover harbour today to commemorate the miracle of Dunkirk. Fifty years ago 400,000 men of the British Expeditionary Force were trapped against the sea on the beaches surrounding what was then a tiny French fishing port. Most escaped thanks ...

... Operation Dynamo was brief. “Small boats can be our salvation,”” reported Lord Gort, Commander-In-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force. The response was immediate. Every possible small craft would be collected from British harbours and sent to bring ...

... McKinlay, MP, is taking up the cases. Mrs Booth said: “At the start of the First World War he went out with the British Expeditionary Force and fought in Flanders. “He was in hospital suffering from shell-shock in 1915 and out of action for five months ...

... measures to attract attention to the problems faced by OAPs. Mr McAlwane, of Wood Street, Geddington, was among the British Expeditionary Force which landed in Europe and was rescued from Dunkirk beaches. He joined the North African landings in 1942 and, after ...

... picture shows historic events on August 6, 1914, when the Northamptonshire Regiment left Kettering to join the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium. Note the men proudly carrying their rifles and the crowds which turned out to bid them farewell. For ...

... the D-Day anniversary, said he was “thrilled” to have heard from the Queen Mother. 3 Mr McAlwane was among the British Expeditionary Force which was rescued from Dunkirk beaches. He joined the North African landings and was again in Europe for D-Day. ...

... was hung, drawn and quartered in London. 1914 The Battle of Mons during the First World War was the first for the British Expeditionary Forces and the first in which the Victoria Cross was awarded for gallantry. 1939 Germany and Russia signed a short-lived ...