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Engagement

... 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 ...

BRITISH CASUALTIES

... accidentally killed; 172 died of wounds; 24 died: 1,252 wounded; 19 missing; and 9 prisoners of The figurcs for the British Expeditionary Force Killed, 94; accidentally killed, 2; died of wounds 90: died 12; wounded, 458; missing, 10. The Canadian casualties ...

Published: Saturday 11 September 1915
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 127 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

Were you at Dunkirk? VETERANS SEEKING RECRUITS

... Association is keen to enlist more members from the areaq. Branch secretary Percy Robson said anyone serving with the British Expeditionary Force in North West Europe during May and June, 1940 — and wlo was involved in the Dunkirk The Association is planning ...

Published: Friday 06 February 1987
Newspaper: Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail
County: Durham, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 144 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ALCOHOL FOR MOTOR FUEL

... stated,” they say, ‘‘ that about 1,000 motor- Jurries are required for the transport and supply columns of the British Expeditionary Force. It is important that an adequate supply of fuel should be available for these machines wherever they may be required ...

DUNROSSNESS SOLDIER WOUNDED

... son No. 2558, Private John Arcus, 21st Battalion, A.LLF., was wounded on the 24th August, whilet serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France. His brother, Geo, Arcus, R.N.R., with whom their mother resides, also received about the same time, a ...

Published: Saturday 23 September 1916
Newspaper: Shetland Times
County: Shetland, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 136 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CELEBRATION

... transferred to the regular army. Bill was too young for overseas service and as the rest of his group joined the British Expeditionary Force en route to France he transferred to 18 British Div Signals. In 1942 he was transferred to 2 British Div Signals ...

Published: Friday 18 August 1995
Newspaper: Market Rasen Weekly Mail
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 160 | Page: 20 | Tags: none

HORSINGTON

... their country's service: Pte. W. F. Toyne (first son), Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Pte. J. J. Toyne (second son), British Expeditionary Force; Driver F. Toyne (third son), Frineham, Surrey; Gunner E. S. Toyne (fourth son), Angle, Pembroke, South Wales. Further ...

Published: Saturday 06 February 1915
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 149 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Volunteers Wanted

... and National Service announce that volunteers, in large numbers, for building and roadmaking are wanted by the British Expeditionary Force for service in France. You Can Send— Comforts for sick and woundedgloves, mittens, scarves, operation stockings; ...

Published: Saturday 13 January 1940
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 138 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Nora

... the ‘contemptible little army’, as Kaiser Wilhelm 11 called it, on the World War | battle front of Europe. As the British Expeditionary Force were digging themselves into the trenches nlo:: the Western Front, whi ran from Switzerland to the shores of the ...

Published: Thursday 07 July 1994
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 155 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

> RADIO RENTALS: AWARDS

... sons followed the family’'s military tradition. The elder. Lt. Gordon Miller, was Kkilled while serving with the British Expeditionary Force in Russia in 1919. and the younger, Major Desmond Miller, died on active service in 1942. ...

Published: Friday 28 August 1964
Newspaper: Rugby Advertiser
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 166 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WAR VETERAN DIES

... age of 50. He was born at Hull and in March, 1939, enlisted in the Ist Division Royal Artillery, serving with the British Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium. Afterwards he served with the First Army and_fought in North Africa, Banana Ridge, Anzio ...

Published: Friday 08 January 1965
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 166 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Lost job

... also lost that job after hurting my back.” At the outbreak of war he was in the Territorial Army and joined the British Expeditionary Force in France, serving with the 7ty Heavy Ack-Ack. After being rescued at Dunkirk he trans-s ferred to R.AF. 522 Squadron ...

Published: Monday 18 December 1967
Newspaper: Wolverhampton Express and Star
County: Staffordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 156 | Page: 4 | Tags: none