AIRMINISTRY1992llj./10/UO- No.l. AIRMINISTRYANDMINISTRYOFHOMESECURITY COMMUNIQUE. Enemyattackslastnightwereonasomewhatlargerscale. TheLondonareawasagaintheprincipalobjectivebutattackswere alsomadeonMerseysideandthenorth-west.Therewereisolated raidsonthenorth-eastandonsomelocalitiesinotherareas. InLondonandthesurroundingdistrictsdamagewascausedto residential,commercialandindustrialbuildings.Fullreportsas tocasualtiesarenotyetavailablebutitisfearedthatthe numberofpersonskilledandinjuredassomewhatlargerthanduring recentnightattacks.Manyofthecasualtieswerecausedatone placewhereablockofflatswashit* BombsweredroppedatseveralpointsintheHomeCountiesbut reportsindicatethatdamagewasdoneinonlyafewlocalitiesand thatthenumberofcasualtieswasnotlarge. BuildingsweredestroyedinMerseysidetownsandinanother north-westtownslightdamagewascaused.Thenumberofcasualties reportedissmallandveryfewwerefatal* Intwotownsinthenorth-easthousesweredestroyedand damagewascausedtocommercialpremises.Inoneofthese townstwoshelterswerehitiTherewereanumberofcasualties, someofthemfatal. Elsewherethedamagereportedisslightandthecasualties veryfew. Twoenemyaircraftweredestroyedyesterday.Twoofour fighterswerelostbutboththepilotsaresafe. oOo PLASHIU/10/U0-No.2* Inspiteofextremelyadverseweatherconditionsour bombersmadeattacksonanumberoftargetsinGermanylast night.AttackswerealsomadeonChannelportsinenemy occupation. AIRAFFAIRS. 34/lOAO- N0.4. ROADHAULAGE;,WAGESBOARDSTOMEET,AGAIN. TheMinistryofLabourandNationalServiceannouncesthattheAreaWages BoardssetupundertheRoadHaulageWagesAct,1938,havenowbeenreconstituted, andthatarrangementshavebeenmadeforeachoftheBoardstomeetatany earlydate. ThenamesoftheBoardsareasfollows:Metropolitan,Scotland, North-Western,North-Eastern,South-Eastern,Eastern,EastMidland,WestMidland, Northern,Wales,Western. MINISTRYOFLABOURANDNATIONALSERVICE. 14/10/40-NO:5. .NOTFORPUBLICATIONORBROADCASTBEFORE . a<,m«ONMONDAY/OCTOBER14th■.'.. " f; ■*•'a. L’ ”’*■ ’ /'.//{ ..HUSSAROFFICER'SHEROISM f;',;?v'l’’-'-. ThreeTimesCaptured-ButEscapedtoEngland Threesuccessfulescapes"byaprisonerofwarrequireunusualpjuckandinitiative. ThestoryofhowaHussarofficershowedhis.mettlebyescapingtoEnglandfromBelgium .ifterBeingthricecaptured,maynowbetold.•/:?. HewftsfirstcapturedinBelgium,and,withtwelveotherofficers,wasmarchedto Brusselsfrom.Alost,TntheBelgiancapitaltheinhabitantswelcomedtheprisoners, pressingtobaccoandfooduponthem.TheHussarofficerwasimprisonedforaweek duringwhichhewasdetailedtodothefilthiestjobstobefound'inbarracks. Hemadehisfirstbid-forfreedomwhilebeingmarchedfromBrusselstoSt.Tronc incompanywithotherofficers.Justasthemarchendedhesawhischance.Slipping outofthecolumn,heclawedhiswaythrough;a.hedgeandthrewhimselfflatonhis stomach.onth,eotherside,lyinginthispositionfortheremaininghoursofdaylight, scarcelydaringtomovehiscrampedlimbs.•o met Onthenextdayheafriendwhogavehimwhatwastoprovehis.most,valuable assetinallhisLeftwithoutfoodandhedecidedtorisk escape;attempts.water, callinglonelyCottage.Therehemetapeasantwhonotonlygavehimfood,but ata . alsoinsistedonprovidinghimwithaSundaysuit.,Henceforwardhewaseffectively disguisedasaBelgianrefugee. Hisplanwasnowtostrikenorth,avoidingtheenemy'smilitarytraffic.Heset outonaseriesoflongmarchestoGhent,livingonmilkandsleepinginthelong grass.AfterhereachedGhenthelearnedcertainfactsthatcausedhimtochangehis plansandattempttoreturntoFrance,, HergotasfarasEllezellesbutwasthenchallengedbyaGermanlance-corporal. HetoldhimhehadbeentoFlebecqtoseehisbrother,Thisstatementwasreceived withsuspicion.Incross-examinationheconfessedthatFlebecqwasasmall village withoutevenamairie.Thelance-corporalconfrontedhimwithaBelgianpeasant,who soonrevealedthatFlebecqwasquiteabigtownandcertainlythemairiewasthe biggestbuildinginthetown,staringoneinthefaceinthemarketsquare. TheHussarwasmarchedoffunderescort,forthesecondtimeaprisonerofwar. Forthesecondtimehe escaped. Hehadbeenprisonerforfewminuteshe aa onlywhenslippedawayfromhisescort, andwastakinghisdrinkinacaffeforalltheworldabeardedrefugeeinhisbestsuit. Decidingtomakeforthehesetoffthroughthegroundsofachateau,peaceful coast,a greenparkinwhichhecouldsurelyhopeforawhiletoforgettheworldofhisenemies. Butthere,inthemiddleofthepark,wasanimportantGermanmilitaryheadquarters. Unruffled,however,theofficermarchedthroughtheenemyterritory!Assoonashehad reachedsafety,hedeterminedtomakeawidedetourofthedistricttokeepoutofthe enemy’stroops,buthefoundthemeverywhere,andwasrepeatedlychallengedbyGerman soldiers.ThebeardandSundaysuithelpedtoconvincethemthathewasaBelgian refugeereturningfromavisittohisbrother,, AtPecqthebridgewasdownbuthemanagedtocrosstheriver,andontheroadto thecoastfor herepeatedhistrickandcommandeeredanemptyhouse.Hesleptthere anightandwasawakenedseveraltimesbythearrivalN.C.O.’sbegging ofGermanfor anight’slodgings.Herefuseditthemandtheywent awayquitedashed! /Over* -2- AtLillehefoundhimselfinthemidstofabattlebetweentheFrenchandthe Germans3 butinthegeneralconfusion,managedtosecureabicycle.Henegotiated roadblocks,onlytobestoppedbyGermanswho,happilyforhim,swallowedhis usualstoryo ButwhenhereachedGrandPontthestoryfailedhim.ThenextGermansoldier tostophimalsoinsistedonsearchinghim,andhisarmywhistleandtorchconvicted him. Forthethirdtimehewasarrestedandtakenbeforeanofficertwhotriedto hithimintheface.... HewasimprisonedfirstatAbbevilleandthenatSt.Ricquier,inalarge'Barn fullofcivilians.Hewasmarchedoff,butoncemoreescaped.Inamomenthe wasmakingforthecoast.Reachingit,hefoundafriendwhohelpedhimtogeta smallrowingboat.... H$wasabletospendawholedayworkingonhissmallcraftwhilehidingfrom‘ theBynightfallhehadfixedsailsandtrimmedhisboatforaChannel enemy. crossing.' ;; Itwasmidnightwhenhesailed.Alittlewayouthesawaboatapproaching. Atthesoundofavoicehedroppedintothebottomoftheboattotakecover.-The* crycameagainanditwasinEnglish."Hullo!Whoareyou?”,itsaid.. TheboatwasaBritishoneonthelook-outfor.straysoldiersalongthecoast. ShetooktheofficeronboardandbroughthimbacktoDover.- MINISTRYOFINFORMATION IU/10/U0- No.6* Tiieofthe namespeakerattheconferenceisgivenpurelyfor guidanceandisonnoaccounttobepublished. 14/10/40-N n. 6. REIWORCEIfENTFROl.iAFRICA Followingisthetextofastatementread byCaptainTaprellDarling,R.N.,at aconferenceheldattheMinistryofInformationtoday(Monday)at11.15a.m.; AtaportinEasternCanadaIrecentlysawthehandingoverofanotherbatchof f AmericandestroyerstotheRoyalNavy,andinofthemtravelledbackto oneEngland. Itwasanunforgettableexperience. Thesedestroyers,completedbetween1918and1920,arethussomethingover twentyyearsold.•.TheyformedpartoftheUnitedStateshugebuildingprogrammeof thelastwar,when,amongotherships,275destroyerswerelaiddownorordered.By nomeansallofthemwerecompletedatthetimeoftheArmistice.Some,however,were builtinrecordtime,onebeinglauncheddaysafterherkeelhadbeenlaidand commissionedin70days,whileanotherwasactuallycommissionedin45/workingdays fromthetimeshewaslaiddown., Theyarevesselsofroundabout1200tons,withanominalspeedof35knots,and armed,sofartheirmainarmamentwithfour4-inchgunsandtwelve as goes,torpedo- tubes.Theyhavebeenkeptinrunningordersincetheircompletion,mostofthem havingbeencommissionedfromtimetoti.ieforthetrainingofnavalreservesandso forth.Admittedly,asdestroyersgojtheyareoldships;butbetween40and50 Britishdestroyersofequalhavedoneservicesincethewarstarted. ageyeoman Destroyershaveborneheavyaburdensincetheoutbreakofhostilities.Theirlosses, 32uptodate,havenotbeenslight.Comingasitdoesata.criticaltime,thisre- inforcementfromAmericaoffiftyfast,well-armedvesselswillbeamostwelcome accessiontoouralreadyhardworkedflotillasforwhichwearedulygrateful. TheshipsweresteamedtoCanadaAmericanguns,tor- bytheirAmericancrews. pedoes,depthcharges,anti-submarineequipment,engines,boilers,indeed,most fittings,differslightlyfromours,soadaywasspentwiththeAmericanofficersand menexplainingthedetailsofthisandthattotheirBritishoppositenumbers.Nobody couldhavebeenmorehelpfulorco-operative. destroyers,whichhadbeenrefittedthroughout,werescrupulouslycleanandin applepieorder.Fulloutfitsofammunitionandotherwarlikeleft equipmentwereon board,togetherwithstoresofallkinds.Everythingwasleft- rope,paint,mess- traps,silver,china.,linen, towels,sheets,blankets,pillows.Instrumentswerealso providedsextant,chronometerwatch,high-poweredbinocularsfortheuseofthe - officersandlookouts,parallelrulersfornavigationalpurposes;typewriter,paper, envelopes,patentpencilsharpeners,pencils,everythingandanythingonecanimagine, eventoanelectriccoffeemachineinthewardroomandarefrigeratorandicedwater faucetondeck. Whenthetimecamefortheturn over,theAmericanensigns,jacksandpendants werehauleddownforthelasttime,andtheAmericancrewslefttheships.Ididn’t actuallyseethisbriefceremony. 7mhourlater,withabandoftheRoyalCanadianNavyplaying’’HeartsofOak” andothernauticalmarches,thelongcolumnofourmenappearedinthedistance, havingmarchedfromtheplacewheretheyhadbeentemporarilyaccommodated.Their baggagehadprecededthem. Theycameon,headserectandarmsswinging,afinebodyofmen - eachdetachment ship.Attheheadofthejettyalongsidewhichthedestroyerslay: representingone ■ stoodtheBritishAdmiralandhisstaff.Thebandhalted,andplayedonasthey marchedpast,er.chdetachmentbeinggiventheorder’’EyesLeft”astheywentby. wentonboardtheirnewships,andwerefalleninondeck.Whenallwasready,with menstandingbythehalliards,abugleronthejettysoundedthe"Attention”,followed bythe’’Admiral’sSalute”.TheWhiteEnsignswerehoistedattheensignstaffsaft; theJacksforward;andthewhite,red-crossednavalpendantsatthemain.Thebugler soundedthe’’CarryOn”.Anotherdetachmentof7imericandestroyershadbeenhandedover totheirandthebriefwasover.Itnonethelessimpressive, new owners,ceremonywe.s andtherefewofwhodidnotfeelitoutw£irdandvisiblesignof wereuspresentasan thesynpathyandunityofpurposewhichunitesthetwogreatEnglish-speakingdemocra- Inoticed,our/admiralsaluteaseniorTmiericanofficer,andshakehimwarmlyby thehand.Theystood,thereforamomentwiththeirhandsclasped,talkingtoeach other,thenseparated.Isawsomethingrathersignificantinthatbriefconversation- theBritishofficernodoubtthankingtheTaaericanforhisgreathelpfulness. Iwasonboard,oneoftheshipsasaninterested,passengerwhenshefinallysailed forEngland. Ican’ttellyouofourroute,orwhatcourseswesteered;butyou’llknowaswell asIdothatatthistimeofyeartheNorthAtlanticisinclined,tobeturbulent, ... fr of1200tons.Iteventuallycam-'ontoblowveryhardindeed, particularlyfor andweHadagoodmanymilestosteambeforesightinglandontheotherside.At onetimeweregisteredamoderategalewithsquallsblowingbetween9ar.d10,which isveryhardindeed.Therewasagreat,greysteeptopplingbreakingseawith livelyinsuch thewindwhippingthesprayoffeverywave-crest.,Alldestroyersare conditions,andsowerethese,thoughverydryondeck.Themotionwasquick,and inclinedtobedisconcertingtothosewhohadneverbeenindestroyersbefore.We rolleddeeplyandheavily.Inoticedseveraloftheyoungermenpayingtheusual penalty.However,they’llsoongetusedtoit,andafiner,keenerlotofmenI " neversaw. Our captainwasfullyinuredtotheweatherandcompletelyimperturable.He’d servedalongtimeindestroyersandknewalltheirtricks,inadditiontowhichhe hadservedforfourorfiveseasonsasaWhalingInspectorundertheBoardofAgriculture intheAntarctic.Ourfirstlieutenant andFisheriesinawhalefactoryshipwas Oneoftheotherofficers alsoanolddestroyerhandandknewhisjobfrom.AtoZ. wasaCanadian'whohadbeenachemistinPrinceRupert,BritishColumbia,whenthewar thesub-lieutenantabouttobecomesolicitor.Hehad began,whileR.N.V.R.wasa joinedasasignalman,andhadservedsometime'in l atrawlerbeforebeingchosento qualifyasanofficer.TheSurgeonLieutenant,whosefirsttripitwastosea,was aWestEndthoughIneversawhimseasick. practitioner,TheEngineerLieutenant- Commander’,ofR.N.R.,hadoriginallybeenintheP.and0.,buthadtieftthat the companytotakeupajobinchargeof.thesteaandelectricplantatashore institution,Calledupattheoutbreakofwarhehadservedafloateversince.,though thiswashisfirsttriptoseaindestroyers. Thepeviousrecordsof-ourmenwereasvariedasthoseoftheirofficers,-Some oldwhohadservedatinatDunkirkand weredeo’lcoye:*hands,Narvik,Holland, Boulogne,andinmostoftheinnumerableexcitementswhichthedestroyershavehad duringthiswar.Somewereolder,includingonepettyofficerpensionerwhohadserved ashoreinSerbiawiththenaval gunsin1934-15>andhadtwoSerbiandecorationsto hiscredit.Others,theyoungest,hadjustlefttheshoreestablishmentswherethey hadbeentrainedfortheNavy.OneIdiscoveredwasintheofficeofaGlasgowinsurance agent;buthadbeenbomandeducatednearTientsin,inNorthChinaFTherewereothers whoneverintendedtogo.toseauntiltheAvarstarted;buthadjo’inedaswilling volunteers.Theywereakeenlotandstout-hearted,andbythetimewegothalfway across:aturbulentAtlanticworkingtogetherwithawillandgettingoverthefirst were pangsoflifeonboardasmallshipinbadweather.Bythetimethey’vebeentogether foranotherweekortwothey’llbeoneofthebestships’companiesthateverwas. Well,thatisallthestory.WedulyrolledhomeacrosstheAtlantic,ourprogress undisturbedbylittlethatIcanspeakof.Icanmentiononelittleincidentof thevoyageHomewhen,whileitwasblowingveryhafdindeed,oneofourflotilla sightedafloatcontainingsomeofficersandmenoftheRoyalAirForce.Their machinehadcrashedandtheyhadbeeninthewatertwenty-fivehours.Theyhadalmost givenuphopewhentheyweresighted.Theirgratitudeatb.eing•rescuedinagaleaf ofwindat..theeleventhhourcanmoreeasilybeimaginedthandescribed-Inafew daysthoseshipswillbeatseaagainonservice,andthehard-pressedBritish destroyerflotillaswillhavereceivedanothervaluable InconclusionImustrepeatthattheco-operationa.V.helpfulnessofourAmerican friendswasabsolutelywonderful.Therewasnothingtheyaidnotthinkofto facilitatethenothingtheydidnotgiveus,tolibrarybooksand transfer;even periodicals;nothingthatwastoomuchtrouble.Ithink,too,thatawordof congratulationshouldgoouttothosewhohavearrangedforthemanningoftheseextra shipsinthefaceofthealreadyheavycommitmentsofourwartiuenavy,andthe organisationonthissideoftheAtlanticandtheotherwhichenabledthemtobe steamedacrossthatoceansosoonafterbeinghandedover. NAVALAFFAIRS IU/IQ/kO- No.7* HISMODELPLANE PrizeMoneytoHelpBuyRealOne. TheMinisterofAircraftProductionacknowledgeswith gratitudethefollowinggiftstowardsthepurchaseofaircraft: D.Blackford(aged16),Brentford,Middlesex (prizemoneyfromaPaireyBattlemodelaircraft...6s. BeaumontChurchofEnglandSchool,Clacton-on-Sea (collectedfrom31children).£6.Is. OfficersandCrewofM.V.EmpireStar,Blue StarLine.....,£5O. Mrs.Ravenscroft,BuenosAires...,......£l,OOO LewesSpitfireFund£6,15910. MINISTRYOPAIRCRAFTPRODUCTION. 14/10/40.No,8 AIRMINISTRY COMMUNIQUE Lastnightsevereweatherconditionsagainhamperedourbombingoperations. AttacksweremadeonthenavalbasesofKielandWilhelmshaven;on theoilplantsatGelsenkirchenandDuisberg;ontheKrupps’worksatEssen andseveralenemyaerodromes,A.A.batteriesandsearchlightpositions. ThenightlyoffensiveagainstChannelports,fromOstendtoLeHavre wascontinued. Oneofouraircraftismissing. ++++++++++ AIRAFFAIRS andinthethirdweekwasproduo/.ngitsfulloutput,whichwasmuch morethanwasmanufactured-,inpre-wardays. Theseareafewexamples,r; hichcanbemultiplied,ofwhatis being.don.bymanufacturersandwork-peopletodefeattheworstefforts of.theenemy0’■ ? Intheconsumergoodsindustries,asIhavesaid,theproblemtoday isnotoneof deliveringgoodsbutratherofgettingsufficientorders. Inmanybranchesofthesegreatindustrieswecouldselldoublethe thatcustomerstakeAn"yet,inseveralof quantityourcanjustnow; theseindustries,wehaveenormouslyincreasedourtotalsalesas comparedwithiwspiteofthelossofofbestmarkets. 1939?somanyour Itisinthesteel-usingindustriesthatthegreatestdifficulties presentthemselveso TheExportCouncilhasalwaysrecognisedthat.• munitionsmustcomefirst.Buttheybelievethatthe-problemisnotcnlyone of.itisalsoofandplanning. timing,Wheretheconversion supply;one valueofsteelishihvehaveno“particulardifficultyinmainlining had afairflowofrawmaterialforexport'purposes,but-.zehaveconstantly toavailablesufficientsteel pointedourindustrythattherecannotbe tosatisfyallthe.demandsoftheservicesandofexporttrade. whichclosest.totherawmaterialsmust Consequentlytheproductsarc takesecondpl.cetothoseinwhichthevalueofthe-Steel/’Compared,with thatofthefinishedarticle,isrelativelylow.’Theallocationsystem substantialofsteelandother whichgavetheBoardofTradesupplies metalsforexportwasinterruptedbytheurgentneed.syzhichfollowed.the Fr>onchdebacler Butnowthatthesituationisclearei-theallocationhas toplaceorders Leonre-institutedandExportGroupsareenabledoveiy allocations.sothat■theycandeliverwithin inadvanceagainst theperiodspecificdi’..■.;1■'’• .■ SonictimetaUstnecessarilyelapsebeforetheaccumulations 1addressing canbeclearedawaybdtiiisofarasanyofthoCeam areusersofsteelforexportpurposesIwouldaskthemnottoall6w theirinterestinexporttoslackenbuttomakegreatereffortsthan eVertomaintaintheirsalesabroad*Inthistheycancountupdn thesupportandassistanceoftheExecutiveMembersoftheExport Councilwhoareresponsiblefortheseindustries. InthisxconnectionIshouldliketoreferjustforamomentto oneofthemistimportantdevelopmentsaffestingexport. AbouttwomonthsagotherewassetupanExecutive CommitteeoftheProductionCouncil,calledtheindustrial CapacityCommittee,onwhicharqBrepresentativesofallthe ServiceDepartments,theBoardofTradeandtheMinistryof/ Labour.Thepurposeofthisbodyistoseethattheeconomic structureofindustryisusedtothebestnationaladvantage withaneyeto.thepresentandtothefuture.Itwillspread GovernmentContractswhereverpossiblesothatfactorieswhich cahdoexporttradewillbereleasedfromGovernmentworkif otherfactoriesengagedmainlyondomesticproductioncantake theirplace*Itsfunctionsaretoonumerousformetodetailin anafter-luncheonaddressbuttheyarealldesignedtoseethatthe bestuseismadeofmen,materialsandmanufacturingcapacity. WorkinginclosecontactwiththeIndustrialCapacityCommitteeand theExportCouncil- whichitselfisrepresenteddirectlyonthat Committee-aretheAreaBoards. Thetendencywhichtherewasatonetimeforemployersand workmentofeelthatiftheywereworkingonGovernmentworkthey wereperformingmorevaluablenatiohalservicethanproducingfor export,hasdisappeared.:ThemembersoftheGovernmentinall departmentshaveemphasisedthatinworkingforexportmenandwomen areworkingforvictory. BOARDOFTRADE. U/ioAo.iki.io PARENTSMAYBROADCASTTOCHILDRENINAMERICA ParentswhosechildenhavebeensenttoCanadaundertheChildren’s OverseasReceptionBoardSchemearetobegiventheopportunityofspeaking directtotheirgirlsandboysintheDominion. PrincessElizabeth'smessageinauguratedattheweek-endthenewweekly inthe8.8.C.NorthAmericanservicecalled"ForthePart Oogrammechildren". ofthisprogrammeeachweekwillbedevotedto messagesbyparentstotheir childrenwhohavegoneouttoCanadaorU.S.A,underofficiallysponsoredschemes. Childrenfrom everypartofBritainwillbegivenachanceofhearing theirparents’voices,anditishopedtobepossibletoletchildrenknowin advancethatsomeonefromtheirowndistrictperhapstheirownparent -will- bespeakingtotheminthenextweek’s programme. ParentsofchildreninCanadaundertheBoard’sschemewhowishtoavail themselvesofthisfacilityshouldapplyfirsttotheChildren’sOverseas ReceiptionBoard,4-5,BerkeleyStreet,London,U.1,markingtheenvelope"Broadcast". +++++++ CHILDREN’SOVERSEASRECEPTIONBOARD AIRMINISTRYBULLETINNo,19%.■IU/10/UO- No,11,. AirMinistryNewsService, SWIFTPUNISHMENT.■ Swiftpunishmentmetanenemybomberwhichdroppedoutofthe # v- cloudsoveraSouthCoasttownoneeveningrecently,andmachine-gunned civiliansinthestreets,- Thefiringwasentirelyindiscriminate.Nothingwasinviewof thepilotoftheaircraftexceptcivilians,shopsandsmallhouses,. Hewasflyingataheightofabout500feet,. Afterthisattack,theenemyaincroftturnedandflewinthe directionofthenextseasidetom- nodoubtwiththeintentionof repeatinghis“gallant”exploit. Butsomedistanceoutsidethissecondtownwasasearchlightpost,, and,ontheapproachoftheenemy,thegrounddefenceopenedupwith lightanti-aircraftfire. Thefiringwasimmediatelyeffective,-Theraiderdivedstraight toground.Oneofitsbombsexplodedonthecrashandtheaircraft wasblowntopieces. Nothingrecognisableofthecrewwasfound,.Onlyonetattered GermanAirForcepaybookandanidentitydiscwerepickedupfromthe wreckage.' AIRMINISTRYBULLETINNO.1995IU/'IOAO-No13 AirMinistryNewsServiceo ATTACKONFLUSHING Aseriesofexceedinglyheavyexplosionsresultedfroman attackonFlushingharbourlastnightbjrCoastalCommandBlenheim aircraft. ThemainlinerailwayjunctionattheMolewasoneofthe chieftargetsand,followingamajorexplosion,aseriesof fiercefireswascausedwherethebombsfell. Anothergreatexplosionoccurredafullminuteafterthe oneaircrafthadunloadedthelastofitsbombs. OtherBlenheims carriedoutanattackoverDornburgHarbour northwestof Flushing,andacrosstheMoleatZeebrugge.Here alsotheexplosionswereextremelyviolentandthedestruction wasincreasedbyscoresofincendiarybombs. A +++4-4-H—F- 14/10/40- No,14 AirMinistryCasualtyCommunique,No,49* (M,o*I.IssueNo,4ofOct.13thforpublicationonthe morningofWednesday,16.10,40.) TheAirMihistryrequestthattheissueofthefollowing R.A.F.andR.N.Z,A.F*personnelshouldhedeletedfromthe “ listsof’’Missing”onpages2,3and6 Page2Bjelke-Peterson,73021.PilotOfficerH.R# Page2Botten.624678SergeantA. Page2Holden.751424ActingSergeant,K, Page6Laird.N.Z.39865SergeantC.M. Page6Witton.N.Z.39872SergeantA.B. llj/10/UONo;15. AIRMINISTRYNO.1996. AIRMINISTRYANDMINISTRYOFHOME SECURITYCOMMUNIQUE Enemyactivityoverthiscountryhas"beenona comparativelysmallscaleto-day$ "beingconfinedtoaseries ofattacksbysingleaircraftwhichdroppedafew"bombsata numberofpointsintheSouthofEnglandandtheMidlands. Reportsreceivedupto5p.m.indicatethatcasualties havebeenfew,butasmallnumberofpersonshavebeenkilled. SomehousesandshopsweredamagedinonetowninKent. Elsewheredamagehasbeenslight. ? AIRAFFAIRS iu/io/uo- no,16, GIFTSFROMTHECOLONIES TheStateofStraitsdollarstothe Bruneihassent40,000 ImperialGovernmentasagifttowardstheprosecutionofthewar. Themoneyrepresentstheproceedsofspecialwartaxation. ThemembersoftheCeylonChamberofCommercehavemadean initialcontributionof100,000RupeestotheGovernmentWar PurposesFund. Mr..E.J.Shelford,aplanterofSt.Christopher,West Indies,hassent£lO4totheLordMayor’sLondonAirRaidDistress Fund, LordLloyd,onbehalfofHisMajesty’sGovernmenthasassured theGovernorofTrinidadofhisdeepappreciationofthemannerin whichthepeopleofTrinidadcontinuetosupporttheMotherCountry inthepurchaseofaircraft.. LordLloydhasalsoconveyedhiswarmappreciationofthe generousgiftandothersumscollectedbytheWarFundCommitteeof theBuganda(Uganda)Governmentforthereliefofairraidvictims.. Inexpressinghisgratitudefortheirmessageheaddsthathewould likethepeopleofBugandatoknowthatweinthiscountryare greatlyencouragedbythisevidenceoftheirsympathy,theircon- victionoftherighteousnessofourandtheirconfidencein ourultimatevictory. FurthermessagesfromLordLloydtotheColoniesincludea telegramtotheGovernorofNyasalandinrecogniationofthegenerous mannerinwhichallclassesaresupportingtheNyasalandWin-the-War Fund;amessagetotheGovernorofCeylonconveyinghiscongratu- lationsonthesplendidwayinwhichallsectionsofthecommunity arecontributingtotheGovernmentWarPurposesFundandotherwar appeals;andinacknowledgmentofthepublic-spiritedactionof Mr,.Lowry,residentofNorthernRhodesiainlending£5OOtothe Governmentfreeofinterests ct -» Q******'*** COLONIALOFFICEPRESSSECTION -14.-IO.UONo.17. LORDLLOYDINSPECTSKENYAWOMEN’SUNIT. InthequadrangleoftheColonialOfficethisafternoon, LordLloyd,SecretaryofStatefortheColonies,accompaniedby AdmiralBromley,CeremonialSecretary,inspectedtheKenyaUnit oftheMechanisedTransportCorps,numberinginallsomesixty womenundertheCommandofMrs.KeithNewall.TheCorps Commandant,Mrs,G.M.Cook,0.8.E.wasalsopresent.TheUnit, intheirkhakiuniforms,onsomeofwhichweretobeobserved decorationsforserviceinthelastwar,presentedaverysmart appearance. LordLloyd,afterinspectingtheCorps,expressedhisgreat pleasureathavinghadanopportunityofseeingtheCorpsbefore itwentouttoEastAfrica,wherehewassureitwouldplaya valuableandimportantpartinoperationsthatmusttakeplacevery soon.Aftertheinspection,theUnithadteaintheSecretaryof State’sroomattheColonialOffice. COLONIALOFFICEPRESSSECTION. AIRMINISTRYBULLETINNo,199714/10/40- No,18 AirMinistryNewsService BATTLEWITHICEANDFOG-OVERGRK.LTO, Extremelybadweather,withwidespreadcloud,snowandsub-zero temperatures,severelyhamperedlastnight’soperationsbyaircraftoftheBomber Command, 1' Flying"blindthroughcloudswhichblanketedthewholeoftheroute fromEnglandtoGermanyraiding manycrewswonthroughtotheirtargetareas onlytofindclouddownalmosttogroundlevel,completelyobscuringtheir objectives. Otherraiders,morefortunateintheirtimeofarrivalwereableto takeadvantageoffleetinggapsinthecloudbankthroughwhichtheyvereableto locateandbombtheirtargets. ThenavaldockyardsatKIELattacked byoneforcewhichreached were tikeCanalzoneabout10p.ra.after400mile flightmadehazardousbyviolent a electricalstormsandanice-formingbelt8,000feetdeepwhichextendedovera greaterpartoftheroute. Fornearlythreequartersofanhourtheaircraftcruisedabovethe cloud-obscuredtargetarea,awaitingtheiropportunitytobomb.Throughoccasion- albreaksinthecloudsticksofhigh-explosiveswereunloosedonthedocksand theflashoftheexplodingbombscouldbeseenasasuddenglowintheenveloping cloud"carpet"1. Thickcloudandasnowstorm,whichattimesreducedvisibilitytonil, alsohandicappedanattackonthenavaldockyardsatV/ILHFILO'AVEN. Twoofthemainshippingbasinswere,however,locatedthroughmomentary cloudbreaksandheavilybombedundersevereA.A,fire.Anattackwasalsomade ontheBlohmandVossshipbuildingyardsatHAMBURGshortlyaftermidnight,but hereagainlowcloudhamperedtheraider. WeatherconditionsintheRuhrwerelittlebetter,butanotherbomber forcedetailedtoattacklargecoal-tarplantatDUISBURG,(wherenearlyhalf a thecoal-tarof Germanyisdistilled)finallysucceededinlocatingtheirobjective afterachanceglimpseofthefactory’stallchimneysthrougha gapinthecloud. Sticksofhighexplosivebombsweredroppedtostraddlethetargetanda largefirewasseentobreakoutafterthebombing. OthertargetsintheRuhrwhichwerelocatedandbombedincludedthe KRUPPS’WORKSATESSEN,themotorroadviaductnearSCILERTEandarailwayjunction, whereanumberofwarehouseswerestruckandsetalight. Otherraidingforcespreventedbytheweatherfromfindingtheirprimary objectivessoughtoutalternativetargets.Bombsdroppedby weretheseaircrafton aerodromesatWESBL,WOBNSDRECHTand.TBXEL,ongunpositionsontheislandsof BORKUMandTERSCHELLINandontheseaplanebaseatNORDERNEY. persistencewithwhichbombercrewsstrovetocarryouttheirmission The inspiteoftheappallingweather,iswellinstancedbytherecordofoneraider whichv/asflyinginthevicinityofBorkumwhenpartofitsde-icingequipment failedandbothenginescutout. Fromaheightof10,000feetthepilotturnedforhomeandhadglidedto 7,000feetwhentheenginesbegantopickupagain.Afterthreequartersofan hourworkingnormallyandhavingbycrossedtheEnglishcoastthe theywerenow todocks pilotcheckedhispositionturnedouttoseaagainandwentbackbombthe andenemyshippingatFLUSHING. Differentbomberforces,operatingatshorter range,undertookthenightly airbembardmentofChannelfromOstendinthenorthtoLeHavreinthesouth ports west,. AtOSTEND,bombswereseentostraddletheouterharbourandtostrikethe direct wharfsideofthemainshippingbasin.Heavyexplosionsfollowednumerous hitsondockbasinsandharbourworksatDUNKIRKandIEHAVRE, whichinfortheheaviestthecentreofseries CALAIS,cameattack,wasa ofraidswhichbeganat8p,m.anddidnotenduntilcloseonmidnight. Dive-bombingaircraftfromoneoftherecently-formedPolishSquadrons andbeeninflictedthe partintheattackheavydamagetohave seenon tookwas docksandontheharbourinstallations, AIRAFFAIRS 14/10/h-0•- No.A9 **■■»!■■— *'I|„„ ' ' CAIROCOMMUNIQUE,OCT.1U ThefollowingaommuhiquewasissuedtodayfromBritish G'.H.Q.inCairt-:- EGYPT- Nochangeinthesituation. SUDAN- l3oneofourmechanisedpatrols.. encountered,aridinflictedheavycasualties;oh. 120enemy.astridetheriverGash,twentymiles south-eastofKassala. ■_.On,tilesameday,ourforwardpositionsinthe Qallabatareawerebombed,withhodamageor casualties. OTHER-FRONTS-Nothingtoreport. MINISTRYOFINFORMATION- Monday;October14>1940* MINISTRYOFINF0RMATI0N. NEWSBULLETINNQOI39* GIMLMPRISONERSOFWAR. Thenumber*ofGermanPrisonersofwarannouncedinthe8.8.C.'sGermanbroadcasts asbeinginBritishhandssincethepreviouslistwasissuedon7/10/40,isasbelow:- AirForce- 30prisonersofwar(agesfrom20to30years). NoItalianprisonersofwarhavebeenannouncedasbeinginBritishhandssince thepreviouslistwasissuedon7/10/40.■— MilitaryAffairs.M.0.1.1. LIVESTOCKPOLICYANDFEEDINGSTUFFSSUPPLIES. TheGovernmenthaverecentlyfounditnecessarytolimitacceptancesoffat cattleandsheepatCollectingCentres.Thegeneralreasonsthisaction,thefor interestduringthecoming marketingpolicythatfarmersshouldpursueinthenational monthsandthefeedingstuffssuppliesthatwillbeavailableforcarryingoutthat bebrieflystatedinthefollowingterms. policymay Pricesoffatcattleincreaseby10/~perlivecwt.betweenNovember,1940and June,1941.Similarly,fromSeptember,1940toApril,1941,pricesoffatsheepwill seasonalrangeswiderthaninpeacetimeand by2pd.perlb.Boththese increaseare thewinterfeedingofbeefcattleandsheep,since aredesignedtogiveanincentiveto and theGovernmentwishtosecureasteadyflowofmarketingsthroughthecomingmonths toavoidasfaraspossibleaglutofsuppliesinthepresentAutumnandreduced numbersintheSpring.Whileanimalsshouldnotbemarketedinstorecondition, toaimatstandardoffinish,andshouldtheir farmersarenotexpectedahighconserve suppliesoffeedingstuffs. theinterestsofherdoflandfertilityandoffuturefood Inpreservation, farmersshould,inparticular,retainthefollowingclassesofstock:- supply (a)Dairyanimalssuitableformilkproduction; groundsof (b)Pedigreestock,theslaughterofwhichisnotnecessaryon diseaseorotherwise. (c)Ewes,gimmers,andewelambsnecessaryforflockmaintenance. (d)Yearlingbeefcattlesuitableforfurtherfeeding. (e)Heifercalveslikelytomakeusefuldairyorbeefanimals. farmerswillfullco-operationinwithholdingtheseclasses Itishopedthatgive ofstock;iftheyareofferedatCollectingCentresinlargenumbers,itwillbe necessaryinthenationalinteresttorestrictthenumberacceptedforslaughter. Itisappreciatedthattheabovepolicydependsonadequatesuppliesoffeeding stuffsbeingavailable.Nohardandfastguaranteecanbegivenintimeofwar,and nonewillbeexpected;prioritywillbegiventomilkproductioninthe moreover, allocationofsupplies.Everyeffortwill,however,bemadetoprovideforfeeders ofcattleandsheepduringthecorningwintersome60percent,ofthesuppliesof oilcakewhichtheypurchasedforsuchstockinthewinterandspringof1938/39* Thequantityofcottonseedcakewillbereducedbutasfaraspossiblethe deficiencywillbemadegoodbylargersuppliesoflinseed,palmkernelandcoconutcake. Amoreevendistributionofsuppliesthanwaspossiblelastwintercanbeexpected. Withtheincreasedofandoffoddercropsavailable supplieshome-growngrainnowon farms,andwitheconomicalfeeding,farmersshouldbeabletomaintain more generally theirnormalheadofcattleandtomarketthemregularly sheepandthroughthecoming monthsinaccordancewiththenationalJointannouncement requirements.bythe "AgriculturalDepartmentsaridtheMinistryofFood,M.0.1.2. NOTICETOIMPORTERSNO.100:TINJETALANDALLOYSOFTIN. Infuturelicencestoimporttinmetalandalloyscontainingmorethan.of tinwillbeissuedontheadviceoftheNon-ferrousMetalsControl.Accordingly applicationsforlicencesshouldbecompletedinduplicate(inaccordancewiththe instructionsgivenin"NoticestoImporters"N0.57and70)andaddressedtotheNon- FerrousMetalsControl,MinistryofSupply,GrandHotel,46,AlbertStreet,Rugby, /notwithstanding M.0.1.NewsBulletinN0.139Page2, notwithstandingthedirectionatthetopoftheformthatitshould"besentto theInportLicensingDepartment. FormsofapplicationmayheobtainedfromtheImportLicensingDepartmentor theOfficeof anyCollectorofH.M.CustomsandExcise.Copiesof’’Notidesto Importers"N0.57and70rnaybeobtainedattheImport-LicensingDepartment. Importersare,remindedthatthereisanOpenGeneralLicencefortheimport oftinin blocks,slabs,ingotsandbarsfromtheBritishEmpire(except Palestine,HongKongandTransjordan).- ImportLicensingDepartmentM.0.1,,3« NEWSFROMULSTER Toassistinthefurtherdevelopmentofthelinenexporttradewiththe UnitedStatesofAnericaandothercountries,arrangementshavebeenmadef-or offlaxlinemachinetheUlsterlinenindustryFor suppliesandtowfor. a longperiodnoflaxofthisqualityhasbeenreleasedforuseintheexporttrade and,underthenewplan,machineryhasbeenintroducedtoensurethatthis specialallocationofflaxisusedsolelyfortheexporttradetospecified countrieswhosecurrencyisofmostvaluetotheUnitedKingdomWareffort.A schemehasalsobeenarrangedforthelocalcontroloverthedestinationofgoods manufacturedunderthenewallocation. Morethan70/000aluminiumarticleshavebeengivenbyUlsterhousewivesin tothemetalappealbytheMinisterforAircraftProduction. responsescrap Oversixteentonsofpots,andpans,kettlesandhotwaterbottleshavebeen z collected.ThesewillbesmeltedinBelfasttobeconvertedintosheetmetal foraircraftconstruction. MoresubstantialwageincreasearereportedfromUlster.TheBakeryTrade BoardhasawardedBelfastbakeryTradeworkers(males)ariseof3/-aweek, apprentices1/-to1/6aweekandfemaleworkerscorrespondingincreases. Employeesofthebleaching,dyeingandtradearetoreceive finishing increasesasfollows:maleworkersover18-3/-aweek;femaleworkersover 18”2/-;youngpersons1/6.Provisionisalsomadeforfurtherincreases accordingtothecostoflivingindexfigure, ofworkersinthelinenandGottenhandkerchiefandhouseholdgoods wages andlinenpiecegoodstradesaretoberaisedfivepercent. DominiColonialOfficesPressSectionM.0.1.4. PRESSNOTICE Thefollowingitemis NOTTOEEPUBLISHEDONTHECLUBT.kPESORBYBROADCASTORINANY OTHERWAYBEFORETHEMORNINGOFTUESDAY,OCTOBER15th,1940, TheTreasuryhaveissuedtheDuties(Drawback) Import(No8Order1940, increasingtherateofdrawbackonsolidinsolublequebrachoextractfrom Is/8-Jdto2s/3dpercwt. TheOrdercomesintooperationonWednesday,16thOctober1940,andis publishedbyHisMajesty’sStationeryOfficetodayasStatutoryRulesand Orders1940/N0a1782Treasury - MeO.lc,5. NOT,TOBE1ABASHEDBEFORETHEMORNINGNEWSPAPERSOF 12THOCTOBER,,1940. ORBEFORE7A.M,ONTHATDATE „ WAROFFICECASUALTYLISTNo.63 TheArmyCouncilregrettoannouncethefollowingCasualties, Thenext-of-kinhavebeennotified. already 1«2. OFFICERSPREVIOUSLYREPORTEDMISSING,NOW REPORTEDPRISONEROFWAR DIEDOFWOUNDS ROYALARTILLERY SHERWOODFORESTERS"BOLSTER,'"‘“2ndLt.G.R.S.74536 CRIPPS2ndLt.G.A.105586DUNCaNSONLieut.P.F.J.73954 FREEKERLieut.H.109309 PRISONEROFWaRGOODE2ndLt.J.D.109480 KINSELLA2ndLt.L.G.109490 ROYALARTILLERYROBERTS2ndLt.R.E.90537 BLOTTERLieut,R.104049TODDCapt.B.E.58830 BROOK-FOXLieut.R.E.77516WOODWARD2ndLt.D.89042 COLE2ndLto T.A.117195 ELDERT/Capt,J.B.70306DUKEOFCORNW/TLL'SLIGHTINFANTRY HOODCapt.C.A.95963OLVERA/Capt.hTaL102182 MacDONALD2ndLt.97339 NELSON2ndLt.D.H.85512 CORRECTIONS REASON-CHALLINOR2nd.Lt.E.B.90611 SIRKETTCapt.F.H.62780KILLED WESTLEYCapt.H.7363 ROYiBBERWICKSHIREREGIMENT ROYALNORFOLKREGIMENTHaRBORNEMaj.H.G.18487 MACKENZIE2ndLt.J.D.97337shouldread OXFORDSHIREANDBUCKINGHAMSHIRELIGHTPRISONEROFWAR INFANTRY DUNCANLieut.M.G.65656ROYALWARWICKSHIREREGIMENT MORTON2ndLt.P.H.79170BxRBORNEMaj.H.G.18487 RATHCREEDANCapt.TheLord68454 VINEYCapt.E.M.53047WOUNDED WYNNE2ndLt.T.A.W.91200 ROYALARMYSERVICECORPS "~" QUEEN♦SOWNCAMERONHIGHLANDERSGUGLEY2ndLt.J.T.B.105848 MacBRAYNEA/Capt.LAD.55983nowreportednotwounded. SINCLAIR2ndLt.J.R.K.95656 WILSONMaj.M.J.H.15596 34. 1 WARRANTOFFICERS,N.C.OgANDICT,.WOUNDED KILLEDROYALARMOUREDCORPS " _(LANCERS), "'WtALL,Tpr."K. ROYALENGINEZjRS BREWER/Spr.D.ROYjCLETGDCTRS. DENTON,Cpl.W.J.BAYNTON/"Spr.C,O. SWING,Dvr.R.CHAMBERS,Spr.T.V. GOODRIDGE,Sjt.R.DAY,Dvri/cJ.W. JACKSON,Spr.H.ELLIS,Spr.D.L. MITCHELL,Spr.W.J.GOW,Spr.W. RAMSAY,Spr.R.JONES,Dvri/c'J.M. ROLLINGS,Spr.T.PORTER,L/Cpl.R.T. SUTTON,S-or.M.WILMHURST,Spr.A. WOODCOCK,Spr.D.A. SUFFOLKREGDCTT. ~ ROYALWARWICKSHIREREGIMENT.Bill®,Cpl.T.W. BILL,Pte.*"H.N.FLEET,Pte.B.W. COOPER,L/Cpl.E.W. GREATREX,Pte.H.GRAY,Pte.J.N. HILL,Pte.H.B.HOY,Pte.A. LATHAM,Pte.E.H. MANN,Pte.S.-WORCESTERSHIRERjGIICTT. SIMKIN,Pte.E.S.'PEARSON,Pte.D. THORNTON,Pte.L.R.WILMOT,Pte.T.L. WEBB,Cpl.E.A./RIGHT,Pte.2.C. GLOIJCESTJIRSIERERjGDCTT.NORTHAsgTONSHIRBRI'GII.CTT. "~ '*”*'**’ AIDREDGEVSjt/J.R.CLARK,Pte.I. BADNELL,L/Cpl,P.F.COUSINS,Pte.A? HAYNES,Pte.G.EARLOCK,L/Cpl.J. Pte.L.S.ROBERTS,Cpl.C.R. WILLIAMS, 'WILKINSON,Pte.R. ROYALBERKSHIREEGDOIT. 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HAMPSON,Pnr.R.PREVIOUSLYREPORTEDMISSING,NOW JONES,Pte.J.REPORTEDNOTMISSING. LONGFORD,Pte.H. Mcknight,pte.joroyalcoresofsignals. ~ MUIRHEAD.CploJ.CORMACK,Signin.W.J. nicholls'.pte.j. PteT.C.YORKANDLANCASTERREGIMENT. PREECE,o RIIEY,Pte.Ha JENNEY,~L/Sjt.“G. SHEPHERD.Pte*R.H.W.MORAN,CpKJ.P. SMITH,Pte.G.B. TOTTEN,Pte.S.CORRECTION. WELLS,Pte*C.E. PREVIOUSLYREPORTEDMISSING,NOW PREVIOUSLYREPORT.®MISSING,NOWREPORTEDPRISONEROFWAR. ■CT»FX''CTr-CT«.v-»CT«».».-a>c:a»ai REPORTEDPRISONEROFWAR. ~~~” 'YORKANDLANCASTER "~ REGIMENT. ROYALENGINEERS.GROGAN,Cpl.G. C.S.M.R.TShouldread MURPHY,o PREVIOUSLYREPORTEDMISSINGNOW NEWTON, REPORTEDNOTMISSING, ROYALINIEISKILLINGFUSILIERS. CRAWFORDSjteJ.YORKANDLANCASTERREGIMENT. , McMULLAN,Fus*A.'GRdGSHj'””Cpl.G. MUR.RAY,FusoNo DURHAMLIOiT EAGLING,Pte.J. HIND,Pte.W. WADE,L/Sjt.J.Lo WATSON,Pte.W. WILKINSON,Pte.J.T. RIFLEKMGADEo BARRETT/""Rfno J.E. BRADY,L/CpleG.R. BROWN,RftioW.F. CLIFFORD,Bugler.J.A. DIXON,Rfn.D.J. HILL,Rfn.F.B. LAWRENCE,Cpl.A.D. MURRAY,Rfnc J. 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