1940-09-04 — Page 7

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FULL STORY HAS JUST BEEN TOLD

September 4, 1940. By Ernie Bushmiller

Two Strange Sidelights On War

ONE BRIGADE SAVED Baby Born In Bomb THE B.E.F. AT CALAIS Shelter During Raid

THE first full details of the British defence of Calais, which made possible the B.E.F. evacuation from Dunkirk, were revealed in London yesterday. The men who held the town for four days against two heavy armoured divisions did not realise at the time that by their gallantry they were saving the B.E.F.

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DURING air raids over the Bristol Channel area A a baby in an woman named Mrs. Ford gave birth to Anderson shelter. The child, who has been named Sheila, and the mother, are both doing well.

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The units concerned were battalions of the Rifle Brigade, Some of the British prisoners were In a district where six bombs rep! three of the victims were women 60th Rifles, Queen Victoria's Rifles and the Royal Tank Re-marched on the Sunday night to the

were dropped people were once and children. neighbourhood of Gutes, and I wan

Blown Through Door giment

officer from there that

of the again saved from injury by their

Mrs. Emilie Morgan had a terrifying the enemy werQueen Victorta's made good his ex- Anderson shelters. Iron spikes The difficulties and dangers of in persion of

the whole at the cape to the coast north of Cap Gris from railings were hurled experience during a raid in Wales. the Brigade in its heavy task docks arra and had overpowered the Nez, where he recured

She was leaving the house for shelters with ire-shelter when a bomb exploded be ding against the were enormously increased by remainder of the Rifle Brigade, who owed alone Herons the Channel, and the

sets of bungalows. It fact that their second no longer had any position to hold. was picked up a mile off the English mendous force but falled to tween two

penetrate.

blew her and her husband through vehicle ship. containing about The Rifle Brigade HQ and a portion coast by a drifter.

of the Queen Victoria's Rifles

the front door across the hall.

"We were almost blinded

by sul- phur and smoke fuines," she "and determined to get out of the

As we got in the drive house.

not

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two

buch

three-quarters of their vehicles, captured at the same time, as wete equipment and ammunition Rear-Brigade H.Q.

the Goth could

Meanwhile. be unloaded and ateamed out of port without dis slowly towards the ducks, but by

pm. were surrounded Late on Sun- charging, carrying wounded to day night the battle was finished England.

Trace Refused

On Sunday morning, May 20, after three days of heavy fighting winst overwhelming odds, a ng of truace was passed through the British Luen to the brigadier with a demand for krmediate surrender "In A 4A

fused

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began, servompanied by almost 10-

Hindered by Refugees Added to the daculties of the Brigade from lack of water, equip- ment, ammmunition and supplies there confusion at ling from: IBASSES of refugees pouring info and out of the town. HK 1e difficulties of controllum streef Bght- ang under such conditions,

the WHA

the Prin bruts 11 suborn and

offer

of the 60th Rifes and

In widesgaead German sir raids on brigade staff officers also es- raped from

of prisomets Britam (some of them before it was column near Hesdins, and, with sevon French dark) all the casunities-11 dend and soldiers, got away in an old motor-18 Injured--were caused by a single bot, being eventually picked up by ruider which dropped bumba a destroyer right miles aff Folkstone North-East Scotland town.

satu.

an.

on other bumb exploded somewhere in

All ex-the back in the field behind us. 1t blew us right off our feet right into

Neighbours Objected To Backyard Lion

a.m a heavy turmbardment The overwhelming superiority of MR. GEORGE THOMSON, of Tudor House, Cuckoo- vesnari dive-toning The Bush metal never gave the Brigade a rent hill, Pinner, Middlesex, keeps a lion in his back garden as stumbles fur so long was a remarkable feat of a pet. Sometimes on Sundays, as many as 200 people

come to have a look at it.

defensive positiun 1.1 Chw Jaz Patien That they held the enemy. down were seduced 10 and wet in Daries

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The text-book in which he fore- urs think the lion lowers the shadowed the new mechinnised tone of their locality. Besides, strategy was taken seriously by the they have an idea it might es. Germans, who trained their arrity on cape. Last year they petitioned many of principles, the council for the removal of the Hon--but Mr. Thomson won the day.

But it

was comparatively neglected by the French.

The same applies to the military philosophy of General Giraud, entled In too late to save the Meuse situat-

When was bruke aut A.R.P per-tion, and taken petsuner by the Oer-

sonnet asked for rides so the lon could be shut if it escaped The (troud's maxi of warfare Borne Offer rejected the suggestion.

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Once, Morocro, be displayed ita has been issued against him be-efficacy in striking style. His enemy cause of the noise.

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me the lion roared,

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Giraud deckled to build a road up mountain. His engineers 58- him that this was impossible. That is exactly why I intend to

do it," replied Giraud. He dismissed "Rota is the only British animal the engineers, designed the

in the neighbourhood apart from the himself, on a sheet of poper. bulldogs I keep.

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a day about seven o'clock in the their "impregnable" stronghold. The morning and ten at night. I doubt impossible had been achieved. whether he san be heard three Such tactics led to the houses away. I shall fight the sum-capture of Abd-el-Krim, for which mons."

Giraud was largely responsible.

ultimate

Woman who Used Two Ration Books, is Fined

LADY (MABEL FRANCES) GRAHAM, of Chard- stock, near Axminster, Devon, was fined £50 with costs at Axminster for obtaining a ration book by false repre- sentation and thereby obtaining an excess of rationed food.

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