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FRENCH HOYS’ CANOE JOURNEY CAME TO ENLIST IN DE GAULLE'S FORCES R< 9 2( Rugby, S( pt Five French boys who arrived from Fiance in. two canoes in order to enlist in General De Gaulle’s forces, were welcomed by Mr and Mrs Churchill. They spent thirty hours on the journey, using sails at night and paddling bv day. Near smashed on the . ocks and the three landed near Eastbourne. Two pairs of brothers and a friend composed the party, whose ages range from 17 to 1!). BO.W.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 5
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90ENGLISH CHANNEL CROSSED Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 23 September 1941, Page 5
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