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SOLDIER DID NOT FORGET MOTHER: JUST FLANDERS RECEIVED GIFT \ BIRTHDAY present sent off by her soldier son in ..

... SOLDIER DID NOT FORGET MOTHER: JUST FLANDERS RECEIVED GIFT \ BIRTHDAY present sent off by her soldier son in Flanders before the evacuation from Dunkirk has just been received by Mrs. A. Qreig, of Bonnygate, Coupar Angus. Fifeshire. The parcel, battered ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
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“ We Shall Succeed ”

... whether the Canadians would continue as home defence troops England or join the B.E.F. in France. In a reference to the Flanders evacuation. Mr. Mackenzie King said the combined actions of the Allied armies, navies and air forces brought greater cause for ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 510 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WELL BEYOND PERONNE

... defensive in Handers, would now followed b.v the loss Lille, and probably by a retirement the line of the Scheldt and the evacuation Flanders west Ghent. The enemy is undoubtedly nervous- FEW BRITISH CASUALTIES ha.-, b«en pains through his Press to' , , , , ...

Published: Thursday 22 March 1917
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
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The Flanders Offensive-

... The Flanders Offensive- It seems a long time ago since our pessimists used gloomily to calculate how long it would take to drive the Germans out of Belgium if progress continued to be made at average rate many yards a day, and how much would cost if ...

Published: Friday 18 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1022 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

FLANDERS ASSAULT

... FLANDERS ASSAULT. OPERATIONS BY THE FRENCH FORCES “GOING WELL.” With British Arkt, October The French forcce in Beflgiam delivered attack a fairty wade froeit daylight this morning, and the operation is to be going well. The past month mo* have been terribly ...

Published: Friday 01 November 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 279 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

The Battle In Flanders

... The Battle In Flanders. The general strategic plan of the Allies contemplated the development of operations the Flanders front. The- details of these operations were fettled at a confrence held the Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Annies at Cassel on ...

Published: Wednesday 08 January 1919
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Gazette
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 280 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE KAISER IN FLANDERS

... THE KAISER IN FLANDERS. INSPECTION OF THE FRONT AND COAST DEFENCES. Amsterdam, October 23. It is announced that the Kaiser on October 20 visited the Flanders front and inspected Saxon and Wuerttemberger troops. also spent some time at Bruges and Zeebrugge ...

Published: Tuesday 24 October 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

enemy evacuating the

... enemy evacuating the VILLAGES. Axsttoiax, January 16. The correspondent of the Tijd, in message to hand to-day, states that the Germans have ail the coast towns and villages for north Mariakerke, but the Allies have not yet occupied them. remains in ...

Published: Monday 18 January 1915
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 352 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

MILITARY ACTITTXT IN FLANDERS,

... continually taking place towards the Knock® and district*. In the northern corner o-f Flanders great military activity prevails. The German anthoritiea continue to evacuate houses up distance 100 yards from the frontier.—Central News. Amstbbdam, Wednesday. A ...

Published: Wednesday 26 January 1916
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 103 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FLANDERS OFFENSIVE

... FLANDERS OFFENSIVE. Sir Dongla* Haig thon passes the German offensive in Flanders on the Lys front. The possibility of German attack north of the La Bassee Canal, for which certain preparation* appeared to have been carried out, had been brought notice ...

Published: Tuesday 22 October 1918
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 410 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BE EVACUATED

... BE EVACUATED WE SHALL GO BACK AND TURN THEM OUT” At a South-East Port, Friday. Shortly after dawn to-day I watched a number of steamers come sweeping into harbour, their decks laden with Allied troops from Flanders (writes a Press Association correspondent ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 409 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE EVACUATION

... THE EVACUATION “GREATEST PART OF TROOPS EMBARKED” Paris, June 2 To-night’s official French war communique states:— Since the order was given to them to fall back Dunkirk, French and British troops engaged on three fronts in the region from St. Omer to ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Birmingham Daily Post
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: | Words: 1348 | Page: 5 | Tags: none