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  1. Roy Martin
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    Evacuations from France after Dunkirk

    When the Dunkirk evacuation ended on 4 June the press reported that 'every last man' of the Expeditionary Force had been saved. The government...
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Jun 15, 2025, 0 replies, in forum: 1940
  2. Ramiles
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    Very nearly the end...

    I was recently hearing that "the entire British army" had to be evacuated from Dunkirk and that Dunkirk marked the end of the BEF's involvement in...
    Thread by: Ramiles, Jun 13, 2024, 25 replies, in forum: 1940
  3. Roy Martin
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    Nurse Robin Andrews

    Roy Martin submitted a new resource: Nurse Robin Andrews - Her account of her escape from France June 1940 Robin Andrews was a nurse in the...
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Apr 23, 2024, 0 replies, in forum: WW2Talk Resource Manager - new uploads/updates.
  4. Roy Martin
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    New Resource Nurse Robin Andrews 2024-04-23

    Robin Andrews was a nurse in the American Hospital in Paris when the Germans invaded, this is Nurse Andrew's account of her escape from France....
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Apr 23, 2024 in category: Documents
  5. Michael Sheldrick
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    1 Base Ordnance Depot (B.O.D), Nantes - BBC documentary?

    I am doing research into the 1st Base Ordnance Depot that existed at Nantes, 1939-40, before its evacuation in June, 1940. My grand uncle was part...
    Thread by: Michael Sheldrick, Oct 19, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: Books, Films, TV, Radio
  6. Roy Martin
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    New Resource Operation Cycle 2021-08-27

    Many British and Allied troops remained in France when the Dunkirk evacuation ended. The next evacuation was Operation Cycle, this was followed by...
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Aug 27, 2021 in category: Documents
  7. Roy Martin
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    New Resource Operation Aerial War Diary 2021-01-07

    I transcribed this some years ago and it was first posted on Naval-History.net. Sorry about the highlighting in places, I can't seem to delete it.
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Jan 7, 2021 in category: WW2 War Diaries
  8. Roy Martin
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    New Resource Diaries of escapees during Plans Aerial and Spirit 2021-01-02

    Three personal accounts of escapes from France after Dunkirk
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Jan 2, 2021 in category: Documents
  9. Roy Martin
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    New Resource Operation Spirit 2020-12-30

    Even less known than Operation Aerial, again mostly cargo ships. Most of the women and children were trans-shipped to passenger vessels while in...
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Dec 30, 2020 in category: Documents
  10. Roy Martin
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    New Resource Operation Aerial 1940 2020-12-19

    These are chapters from one of my books. For the concurrent evacuation from the south of France see Operation Spirit; which I shall load next.
    Posted By: Roy Martin, Dec 19, 2020 in category: Documents
  11. Roy Martin
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    Ship's Movement cards

    During the last couple of months I have, like many others I suspect, been downloading ship’s movement cards from TNA, mostly for Operation Aerial....
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Jul 22, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: 1940
  12. Roy Martin
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    June 1940, ship City of Derby, WT unit

    I wrote the following based on an account provided by a veteran called Jack Mount, unfortunately I now can't locate Jack's papers. My question is,...
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Jun 8, 2020, 23 replies, in forum: 1940
  13. Hoody321
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    6th Battalion Cameronians - Post Dunkirk

    Hi guys, looking for some direction to the following. My great grandad was in the battalion, and they arrived in France on 12th June 1940 for 5...
    Thread by: Hoody321, Feb 19, 2020, 5 replies, in forum: British Army Units - Others
  14. Chris legge
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    Operation Aerial book

    Hello, would anyone know of a book on Operation Aerial at all please. My Grandfather was evacuated during this as a medical orderly. I’ve read a...
    Thread by: Chris legge, Dec 7, 2019, 11 replies, in forum: 1940
  15. Roy Martin
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    Operation Spirit, the evacuation from the south of France, June 1940

    This is a duplicate posting, but I did not caption it correctly - sorry!
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Aug 13, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: 1940
  16. Roy Martin
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    Second BEF Breton Redoubt mid June 1940

    I attach four pages about the Breton Redoubt, which may be of interest. They are an Appendix from Basil Karslake's book The Last Act.
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Mar 13, 2019, 12 replies, in forum: 1940
  17. Roy Martin
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    Evacuations from Europe during and after Aerial June 1940

    The recent thread in the General Forum, 500 British Refugees on Missing Train, draws attention to one of a number of smaller evacuations that took...
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Jan 16, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: 1940
  18. Osborne2
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    Operation Aerial WO 197/105

    HEALTH WARNING I have put the wrong file reference on this file and I cannot find the correct one. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
    Thread by: Osborne2, Mar 20, 2018, 12 replies, in forum: 1940
  19. Roy Martin
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    Churchill's speeches, House of Commons in secret session 20 June

    During his speech on 18 June 1940, WSC said 'we are to have a secret session on (Thursday) 20th June'. Please cancel my message, I have ordered...
    Thread by: Roy Martin, Jan 20, 2018, 6 replies, in forum: 1940
  20. Apollo
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    HMS Maid Marion

    Hi. My grandfather served on the HMS Maid Marion, a Cornish lugger during the evacuation on La Rochelle in 1940. Ive just spoken to the owner who...
    Thread by: Apollo, Jul 31, 2017, 8 replies, in forum: The War at Sea
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