Praise and Encounters with British Leaders Beyond the Velvet Rope
A Canadian observer recounts meetings with titled and non titled figures in Britain, including Winston Churchill, Brendan Bracken, Sir Malcolm Robertson, and Lord Snell. He describes receptions at the Savoy, oversight by officials, and tours of Parliament with humor and informal detail.
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Canada
Britain
Homach
Malcolm Robertson
British Council
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
R. H. Peck
Henry Harwood
Viscount Bennett
House of Lords
England
The
Savoy
Viscount Greenwood
Hamar Greenwood
University of Toronto
Renison
B. K. Sandwell
House of Commons
Claridge’s
Weat End
London
Brendan Bracken
Churchill
Wichaton Churchill
Ministry of Information
Siri
Alun
Elon Orable
Veo
Dyin
Brendan Brackan
Srey
Simefforston
Harry Britain
Empire Press Union
Harry
Europe
Sir Harry
Acton
H. P. Moore
Ontario
Actona
Mr. Moore
Nowers
Queen Elizabeth
Buck Ingham Palace
Pictured
Lord Snell
Labor
Ramsay
Macdonald
Canadians Hold Hill 70 In Desperate War Drive
Twenty five years after the First Croat War era report notes Canadian forces under Sir Arthur Currie repelling German counter-attacks at Hill 70 near Lens. Aug 1917 action featured heavy artillery and gas, with Canadian gunners defending trenches amid fierce assaults. Haig praised the Canadian corps for decisive success and bravery in repelling the drive, with congratulatory messages flowing to Canadian headquarters.
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Lenscon
Hill 70
Holden Lena
St. Laurent
Prusslan Guards
Thu 70
Hugo Wood
Sallaumines Hill
Lens
Douglas Haig
Ypres
Passchendaele
Sir Douglas
Arthur Currie
Morehhan
Ex Stage Star Now Munition Worker In London
Nora White, former American stage star and wife of a British army doctor, rides a dawn crane bus to a London munition factory earning about 25 cents an hour. She was among the last women to leave France after the German advance and later helped along the Brittany roads. She recalled pulling a bullet from her leg with steel knitting needles after an injury on the beach.
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London
Nora White
France
Brittany
Canada’s Armed Forces Roles During War Talk
The speaker notes England needs the Army most, with Canadians uniquely equipped after Dunkirk. He praises the Air Training Plan as wonderful. Viscount Cranborne avoids new Hess details and is described as a leading statesman with health issues.
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Canada
England
Dunkirk
Cranborne
Rudolf Hess
Viscount Cranborne
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