Letter from Dunkirk
Peter brought in a letter from his father's brother (Bruce Gray) to his mother relating his experiences of rescuing troops from the beaches of Dunkirk. It was sent from Granville Hotel, Ramsgate on 2 June 1940. The letter starts by asking his mother matter of fact for his driving licence and a list of guests to send wedding invitations to. It then tells of how Bruce boarded a 300-ton boat and helped rescue 300 troops from the beach. It talks of Bruce grabbing a Bren gun for the boat to protect it from German airplanes. They spent over 3 hours in Dunkirk under fire. Bruce was in the army at the... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Schlagwörter: | British history / European history (excl. British / classical Greek and Roman) / International history / Their Finest Hour / World War Two / Aeroplane / Africa / African / Air Raid / Aircraft / Airplane / Armed Forces / Armies / Army / Battle of Dunkirk / Battle of Europe / Belgian / Belgium / Bomb / Bombed / Bombing / Bombing raids / Bombs / Britain / British / British Army / Child / Childhood / Children / Civilian / Civilians / Dunkerque / Dunkirk / Europe / European / Fire Arm / Firearm / France / French / German / Germany / Gun / Letter / Letters / North Africa / North African Campaign / Plane / Sea / UK |
Sprache: | unknown |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28880660 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.25446/oxford.25901509.v1 |