Marc Hocking, aged 18, as fourth hand, not present.Īlbert Sanger and wife Amy. The young lad is Ernest (Muddy) Downer! The crane on the left still stands today on Newport Quay, Isle of Wight. Fred Reynard, engineer, on the left - he wrote about their adventure. "The Magnificent Three" of the Dunkirk heroes of the Bee. The nurse near him on the photo is Francis (Croack - Walsh?). I just know that he had befriended two Australian nurses whose family had moved to Southport. It would be fabulous to identify other people in the photo. Grandma Bourel's notes on husband Maurice's adventures at Dunkirk (French). Libya in 1943 after taking Umm-el-Araneb with the troop of Colonnel Leclerc. London, in front the Carlton Gardens, the headquarters of General de Gaulle in 1941. Map showing Les Moeres, where 40 Kings Own soldiers were killed by a Junker bomber.īrave Frenchman Maurice Bourell received the French "Légion d'Honneur" medal in 1982 Died fighting bravely as part of the rear giuard defending a junction at Les Moeres near Dunkirk. Interested in Bill Cheall's book? Link here for more information.įighting Through from Dunkirk to Hamburg, hardback, paperback and Kindle etc.Ĭongratulations to listener Helen Westbrook for winning a prestigious story competition with her story and the same one that you’ve heard on the Fighting Through podcast! All about her hero grandfather, Fred Reynard, at Gallipoi - Dare you to listen! See link above to the There But Not There campaign where you can purchase a Tommy figure for your home to remember the fallen and help raise funds for veterans' charities today.įred Gardiner of C Company, 8th King's Own regiment. Link to feedback/reviews at Apple Podcasts - Thank you. “We looked a very sorry sight, covered in dirt and grime, with hunger gnawing at our bellies ![]() Listen to Bill Cheall’s description of the terrifying havoc as his battalion escaped to the Dunkirk beaches. The story of hero Fred Gardiner of the Kings’s Royal Rifles who died as part of the brave Dunkirk rear guard Hear about the extraordinary turns of events that brought four Brits to the shores of Dunkirk at the same time as a Frenchman ![]() The remarkable story of Maurice Bourel and his escape on the Lady of Mann and the battles he fought after that.Ĭongratulations to listener Helen Westbrook for winning a prestigious story competition with her story and the same one that you’ve heard on the FT podcast!įind out how Fred Reynard, hero of WW1 battle of Gallipoli escaped death two years before his WW1 adventures even began, in a jaw-dropping twist of fate. How one man's sacrifice - Fred Gardiner - saved the lives of possibly thousands of others. The extraordinary turns of events that brought four Brits to the shores of Dunkirk at the same time as a Frenchman. More great unpublished history - of the Second World War.
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