 "Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)")
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The man who kept Germans at bay; DUNKIRK REMEMBERED.(News)
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ON day five of our look at the heroic rescue of 340,000 British and Allied troops from the beaches of northern France,
HAYLEY CUTHBERTSON talks to Alfred Murch about his dramatic role in the retreat.
ALFRED MURCH remembers his part in the evacuation of thousands of Allied troops from Dunkirk as a job from hell.
As a 21-year-old infantryman, Alfred was assigned to the rear guard action, keeping German troops at bay while the men scrambled to the small boats off the shores of Dunkirk, and to safety.
Alfred, aged 81, says he was one of the ...
 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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In desperate need of rescue, proud Heroine of Dunkirk; Dunkirk spirit: The Medway Queen as she is today. Right: Her captain, Alfred Cook, won the DSC.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England)
; ...000servicemen stranded on the beaches at Dunkirk. Her heroics made her the most famous...Belgian allies, were beatenback to the Dunkirk beaches by the Germans in May 1940, she...earning her the title the'Heroine of Dunkirk'. Among the gallantry awards for her...
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Dunkirk - how the peace was won
Newspaper article from: The Weekly Gleaner
; ...One year on and Dunkirk is now a safe community...visited there recently, Alfred Layne rode his bicycle...the McIntyre Villa (Dunkirk's official name...have to stop it." Alfred Layne was born and raised in Dunkirk, and has seen a lot...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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DUNKIRK HEROES REUNITE FOR THE LAST TIME: Out with a bang not a whimper.. that's the true spirit of Dunkirk.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England)
; ...the spirit known simply as "Dunkirk". These men were part of...half blind eyes at another Dunkirk veteran arriving in the square...find a long lost comrade. Alfred Howton, 79, had been a Grenadier...devastation". "I tried to forget Dunkirk because it was so awful, but...
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The battle to save a legend of Dunkirk
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...soldiers during the Battle of Dunkirk in May and June 1940. But...was one of the first of the Dunkirk "little ships" - the armada...crew, skippered by captain Alfred Thomas Cook, were decorated...interior of the "heroine of Dunkirk", as she is known locally...
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WOMEN SINK ALFRED; MEN FALL
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ALFRED, N.Y., Nov. 14 -- The...146-84 dual meet victory over Alfred University. The Blue Devil men...diving sweep by Christian Torres (Dunkirk). Sponholz, a senior All-American, set Alfred pool records in both 1-meter...
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Dunkirk spirit still flickers as the veterans relive their memories for the last time
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London
; ...wheelchairs?" The question, bawled out as 50 Dunkirk veterans arranged themselves around a...almost the last time. Later this year the Dunkirk Veterans' Association will be wound up...membership age of 84, is dying. Most of Dunkirk's survivors have passed on and those...
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COMMENTARY; AT LEAST ONE OF THIS DUNKIRK'S BATTLES WAS ALL WET
Newspaper article from: Dayton Daily News
; ...S. 68 into Hardin County. Both trips take us to Dunkirk. Dunkirk, France, is most famous for the World War II evacuation...days, but you could evacuate 300,000 folks from Dunkirk, Ohio, in a matter of hours, thanks to criss-crossing...
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New Board, New Look At Sewer for Dunkirk; Commissioners Move to Block Public System
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...and sewer system from being built in the Dunkirk town center, making good on political promises to Dunkirk residents who were angered by the previous...a public water and sewer system in the Dunkirk town center would result in annual user...
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Books: Dunkirk's forgotten heroes; Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man by Hugh Sebag-Montefiore (Viking, pounds 25).(Features)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
; ...the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk in 1940 is one of the best-known episodes...the rest of the Army was retreating to Dunkirk by holding a series of strongpoints...men made it back to the beaches or the Dunkirk "mole". Most were either killed or...
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Calvert Approves Public Sewer for Dunkirk Center
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...allows a public system to be built in the Dunkirk town center. The decision was a 3 to...meeting room packed with about 25 angry Dunkirk residents opposed to public sewer service...We have heard from the residents of Dunkirk and the message is loud and clear...
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