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OBITUARY Death of Second World War veteran

... OBITUARY Death of Second World War veteran SECOND World War veteran Mr Hubert Danby has died in the Horncastle War Memorial Hospital. He was 75. A native of Horncastle, he leaves a wife and one son. He was a soldier in the 1930 s in the Lincolnshire Regiment ...

Published: Friday 24 January 1986
Newspaper: Louth Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 350 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

Memorial to honour second world war victims

... Memorial to honour second world war victims OVER 40 years ago the 617 Squadron bombed the Ruhr dams in Germany, crippling the enemy war effort. Now the 200 men who died during those and subsequent raids are to be honoured with a special memorial — thanks ...

Published: Thursday 20 November 1986
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 608 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

Memories of a Second World War prisoner

... Memories of a Second World War prisoner A STORY in The Sleaford Standard’s 75th anniversary brochure about Ukrainian POWs in Horbling just after the last war has spurred a former member of the camp to tell his own tale. The article from 1947 alleged that ...

Published: Thursday 15 April 1999
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 674 | Page: 48 | Tags: none

BILL SKELTON uncovers a Second World War secret — more than 40 years later!

... BILL SKELTON uncovers a Second World War secret — more than 40 years later! Commands were flying, they were accompanied by aircraft from No 101 Squadron employed on ‘‘electronic counter-measures.” Each 101 Squadron aircraft was fitted with ABC (Airßorne ...

Published: Friday 26 September 1986
Newspaper: Louth Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

It is now more than forty years since the end of the Second World War and 70 years since the

... It is now more than forty years since the end of the Second World War and 70 years since the First, and those who remember it are in a diminishing minority. In fact, anybody who served throughout that war is today over sixty years of age. Others may have ...

Published: Thursday 30 October 1986
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 91 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Eagle-eyed Corps This J:hoto of the Fosdyke Roral Observers Corps, which was taken during the second world war, ..

... Eagle-eyed Corps This J:hoto of the Fosdyke Roral Observers Corps, which was taken during the second world war, was sent to us by Alan White, whose father Bill is pictured far left back row. Alan, who lives in Fosdyke where his father has lived all his ...

A familiar sight on the Al 5 is the Dunston Pillar which until the Second World War supported a statue

... A familiar sight on the Al 5 is the Dunston Pillar which until the Second World War supported a statue of George 11l The pillar was originally a land lighthouse with a 15 feet h igh lantern, set up in the days when travellers on the lonely heath were ...

Published: Friday 29 December 1967
Newspaper: Sleaford Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 790 | Page: 16 | Tags: none

A Market Rasen man, he had lived in the Boston area‘ for 23 years. During the Second World War, he

... A Market Rasen man, he had lived in the Boston area‘ for 23 years. During the Second World War, he was a Craftsman in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Mr Parkin was an official musican with the Mablethorpe Lodge of the RAOB. A married man ...

Published: Friday 28 February 1986
Newspaper: Louth Standard
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 96 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

(T MAS SEEN ESTIMATED N\ A TWAT THE SECOND § WORLD WAR RESOLTED IN TNE DEATNS OF M G AROUND

... (T MAS SEEN ESTIMATED N\ A TWAT THE SECOND § WORLD WAR RESOLTED IN TNE DEATNS OF M G AROUND S 5 MILLION o 7 . : % e PEOPLE AND, OF o C 7/~' S ST TS THESE, SOMETNING N * R aaspaocdl, LIKE 20 MILLION N |ol “ LiveD “In RUSSIA. C( 2 L ——— ...

THEATRE ROYAL 8% » Lincoln B . Tel. 25666/345670 One night attractions May 29 AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

... THEATRE ROYAL 8% » Lincoln B . Tel. 25666/345670 One night attractions May 29 AIRCRAFT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR A film presented by John Huntley May 30 STEAM ON THE LN.ER. A film presented by John Huntley June 19 Television’s top double act 6.15 pm & 9pm ...

Published: Thursday 24 May 1984
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 54 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Spilsby airfield families AFTER the Second World War many families mwwmmmasw gkfiddmnil ir new accommodation was ..

... Spilsby airfield families AFTER the Second World War many families mwwmmmasw gkfiddmnil ir new accommodation was avai The airfield is now the home of Northcote Heavy Horse Centre at Great Steeping and on Sunday they are holding a 1940’s day inviting all ...

Published: Thursday 29 September 1994
Newspaper: Horncastle News
County: Lincolnshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 86 | Page: 18 | Tags: none