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NEW YORK HAILS COMMANDOS

... recently cited for valour in the air against the Japs.— P.A. New Commandant for Royal Observer Corps Group-Captain C. H. Ambler lias been appointed Commandant of the Royal Observer Corps, effect from June 2j, ...

Published: Tuesday 09 June 1942
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 112 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A.F.S. MAN’S EPIC COURAGE IN

... the Skies One of the meet imporUnt branches of the R.A.F. Fighter Command the Royal Observer Corps. Not an aeroplane croteos our coast that they do not know about. Every observer Is a volunteer, and goes through Intensive training before le considered fit ...

Published: Saturday 09 August 1941
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 85 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

tlie Armed Home l-'orce Auxiliar lii tin- Army iiW.i'j September, 193!). tlio Women led; in the Navy Auxiliary ..

... Außiist, 1939. end the Royal Observer Corps and 737 un dennfled bodies hut from then until June, 1945. a 61,000 women in full-tini Civil ne figures, vvith other statistics, further 5.215.000. including re-j Defence and the Royal Observer ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1946
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 282 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Heavy Penalties

... police, whole-time members of civil defence forces and services Including the National Fire Service, members of the Royal Observer Corps, or the Women’s Auxiliary Services are excepted from the operation of the Order. ...

Published: Saturday 07 March 1942
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WOMEN SPOTTERS

... WOMEN SPOTTERS FOR OBSERVER CORPS Women are to enrolled in the Royal Observer Corps for duty at centres and posts where difficulties ar. e in obtaining suitable men to replace those called up for military service. Conditions of service will ...

Published: Monday 30 June 1941
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 176 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

£45,000,000 loss by Ministry of N T M N 0 Materials -And further big deficits forecast j lil MinisU ol

... first Crilish Lifeline. nude Shcnrrrtcm Studios, (iingcr plays an Xmerican actress and Jacques eo-slars a Krr »u ar Royal Observer Corps group launched Belfast ir.ro: .r.;> RAF. TALK TO ENGINEERS Rural electricity expansion poses financial problems SHORT ...

Published: Thursday 07 January 1954
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 153 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CIVIL DEFENCE TO GRATUITY

... ss. monthly The gratuity would also be paid to other ranks of the Royal Observer Corps and the Auxiliary Coastguard. Spetia! considerations applied to officers of the Royal Observer Corps, and this question ...

Published: Friday 09 March 1945
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 541 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Grim Play

... have an electric magnet at the top to facilitate picking the metal symbols. The wirelessed reports are drawn from the Royal Observer Corps, ships at sea, coast watching stations and other sources. Presiding over the whole of the BLACK-OUT To-night Sunday ...

Published: Saturday 14 June 1941
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 242 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

NEW NAME FOR

... NEW NAME FOR OBSERVER CORPS CIU ARCHIBAI.D SINCLAIR, Air Minister, replying to a question in the British Commons yesterday, said in recognition of the valuable service rendered Ihe Observer Corps the King had been graciously pleased to approve that the ...

Published: Thursday 10 April 1941
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 244 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

for Britain

... Bomber and Fighter Commands, U.S. Superforts, Western Union jets, A.A. formations, and nearly 8,000 members of the Royal Observer Corps, will take part in big air defence exercises between Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, July 3. The exercise will be held ...

Published: Tuesday 31 May 1949
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 563 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NEW CFFICER

... periods of 15 da vs training during their three-and-a-half yea-s of reserve service. “Plans have been made for the Royal Observer Corps, n addition their role the air defence system, to take on the task of measurement of Ts-'-Jdt nuclear weapons in the ...

Published: Thursday 23 February 1956
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 316 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

OBSERVER CORPS TO BE STARTED IN ULSTER

... OBSERVER CORPS TO BE STARTED IN ULSTER J-JECRUITING for the Royal Observer Corps will start in Northern Ireland early next year, our London correspondent wires. The decision to extend the Corps to Ulster has ...

Published: Tuesday 15 December 1953
Newspaper: Northern Whig
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 322 | Page: 3 | Tags: none