1941-04-30 — Page 4

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NEW MEASURE TAKEN

A LARGE PART OF PLYMOUTH is to be declared an evacuation area following four raids in eight nights, and 10,000 school- children are to be moved immediately to rural areas in Devon and Cornwall.

Mothers with children, expectant mothers and old age pensioners who wish to make their own arrangements will be assisted to evacuate.

A decision to this effect was reached yesterday at a conference! between the city's Emergency Committee and a representative of the Ministry of Health,

Latest reports indicate that Monday night's raid caused widespread damage, particular. ly in areas already heavily hit. and many were killed. NEVERTHELESS TIES WERE NOT SO HEAVY AS: IN ANY OF LAST WEEK'S

RAIDS

CASUAL-¦

R.A.F.

ACTIVITY

IN AFRICA

HEAVY ATTACK ON BREST

Attocks

by both Bomber and Coastal Command aircraft on Brest, where German battleships are lying, were mode without the loss of any air- craft, says an official communique in Lon- don quoted by Reuter,

Four Shot Down The R.A.F. again at SIREN THEIR DINNER

It is now confirmed that four tacked Junkers troop- German aircraft were destroyed during the raid on Plymouth on! carrying 'planes embark- Monday night, three by A.A. guns. ing enemy troops at

Ministry communi- Benina aerodromes, near;

says an Air que.

Although there was a certain Benghazi, on Monday. amount of activity by enemy air-¦ craft during yesterday near the south-east coast there are no re-l ports of bombs being dropped.. Reuter.

BOY DIED TO SAVE OTHERS

"Dear Sir, My son has been killed, spotting. I am sending pon his uniform, hoping it will be use ful for another cadet

One plane was destroyed and a number of others severely damag ed, while considerable casualties: were inflicted among the troops, says an R.A.F, communique issued in Cairo yesterday.

R.A.F. fighters shot down Messerschmidt fighter over Mal ta on Monday.

GONG

When the air-raid siren sounds 242 London police horses whit happily for the sequel.

For when the warning is heard the animals expect - and get a spot of food,

On the outbreak of war, the men who train the mounts were a worried about the effect the sirens wou'd have on the horses. Bombs and gunfire were all part of the In Abyssinia, both the R.A.F. day's work, for these horses have and the South African Air Force been trained to remain calm in all continue to give support to the circumstances. successful ground operations.

South African fighters ma- chine gunned and damaged on emy aircraft on Gimma aero drome and motor transport con. centrations between Batie and Tandeho.

RAF. bombers bombed and sent machine-gunned enemy positions Cadet and trenches in the Chilga aren.

One fighter is missing from all these operations.--Reuter.

This brave letter, by the mother of Douglas Prater, seven- teen, of Devonshire Road, Stratford, London, E., ar- rived at Ilford Air De- fence Cadet Corps.

But the brokenhearted mother did not tell the full story of her son's heroism.

Four other boys in the Corps had been a few days before re-| commended for the Cadet Gallan-j try Medal for their bravery.

Touched by the letter, one of the officers wrote to the boy's em- ployer, manager of an East End chain store, and received this re- ply:

"Some time ago Cadet Prater left his shelter when he heard bombs falling to give assistance to woman and child who were trapped by debris. He rescued both.

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"Later he was employed by my firm. He was not on duty and should have been resting in our deep shelter when again bombs

fell.

"His last act was to leave his shelter to tell people to take cover, and by so doing sacrificed his life. as the shelter he was near received a direct hit, where his own was left intact.

"Personally, I have never met a youth so courageous and enthusi- astic and may God bless him, for he died at his post, a hero.

"If you can do anything to bestow an honour on this boy that his dear parents çan value, sir, you will give honour and glory to a galant son of England".

The other four cadets have re- ceived their medals. But Douglas may get a posthumous award, for a recommendation has gone. for- ward.

His father. is a corporal in" the Royal Air Force

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But the siren was a new noise, moaning from the police station roof Just above the stables. So when the first warning sounded. the anima's were given a good meal, and they now look on the sirens as a sort of dinner gong.

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None of the horses has been in- jured, and they have done work during raids.

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