George Benton RAMC Dunkirk

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Stella Thornton

Stella Thornton

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Aug 25, 2017
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Please can someone tell me how to contact the originator of this information about George Benton - I am his Grandaughter and have some info about Dunkirk and where he served afterwards but would like to know more.
He received the freedom of La Panne for his services to the allied servicemen.
Many Thanks
Stella

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Welcome to the forum Stella. To contact a member, click on his name below his avatar...

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...this opens up a box. One thing to look for is to see when the last time the member was online A. If the date is recent there is a good chance you can reach him by clicking in the "Start a Conversation" B.

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Fubar 57 Unfortunately I am not a IT forum guru! Thank you so much for telling me how to connect with the person who originally posted the piece about my Grandad - unfortunately the layout of this website does not translate well on an iPhone so I'm having difficulties even going to the original screen to see his avitar... can you help?
I just would like to know where he got this info please so I can chase it up and read it
Thank you. Oh and clearly I cocked up my basic profile as I'm female!
 
fubar57 said:
Searching as we speak. I have way too many days off so this will be my focus this week. Feel free to call me George
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That's really very kind of you I do know what FUBAR means and it has made me chuckle - my grandad is George!
There is a similar event in the new film Dunkirk that is mentioned in this forum and I just wanted to know where it originally came from - if it was a newspaper article or war correspondence - I have no idea what kind no of forum this is but when I swear he's the web about Sgt George Benton Dunkirk this came up . Hope this makes sence
 
God sorry typo - I'm a nightmare! It should read ... but when I searched the web about Sgt ... apologies
Wurger said:
Welcome to the site , Stella. :wave:

The post was sent by Njaco in his thread titled... "This Day in the War in Europe: The Beginning". It is in the post #899. The link to the thread and the page with the post below.

This Day in the War in Europe: The Beginning
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You have no idea how much you help means to me Thank yo so much for your kindness
 
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
Welcome Stella. If you need any help just feel free to ask. Our staff and membership will try and help however we can.
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Thank you - I am very greatful to you all of you for helping me - I just would really like to get to the bottom of where this extraordinary information about my Grandad came from - I am ex Army and know a bit about my Grandfather'service and clearly Dunkirk ... but to actually see his name in a forum and details of what he did was a bit mind blowing ... so again Thank you for your kindness - I'm sorry I'm not very good on this website using a iPhone or technology in general!
What is this site ? Are you all serving and ex military - is it a forum for specialist knowledge and debates or people with special interests ? Am I allowed to ask?
 
parsifal said:
That thread "This day in the War in Europe" was a project worth doing I think, if it can help in ways like that. It was a privilege to contribute to that effort, I'm proud of what Chris and I, and others, achieved in that thread.
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Sorry .... - did you find the information about Sgt George Benton RAMC??
Can I ask where did you find it and am I able to download a copy?
 
hi stella

no it wasn't me. My friend chris ("Njaco") was the person that found that information and posted it. I have an entry 1 june 1940 in that thread for the events affecting the BEF and French forces trapped in the encirclement on that day. But I did not mention your grandfathers name in my account.

By 1 June the allies were being placed under extreme pressure and the commanders on the spot were doubtful they could hold the perimeter much longer. At the evacuation points, the ships and embarkation points were by this stage under near continuous attack. It is not an exaggeration to equate what was happening to Dante's vision of hell. Despite this, the defenders, both French and British, held their nerve and fought hard to keep the germans at bay for several more days. it was, as they say, one of those miraculous moments in history.
 
Stella Thornton said:
Thank you - I am very greatful to you all of you for helping me - I just would really like to get to the bottom of where this extraordinary information about my Grandad came from - I am ex Army and know a bit about my Grandfather'service and clearly Dunkirk ... but to actually see his name in a forum and details of what he did was a bit mind blowing ... so again Thank you for your kindness - I'm sorry I'm not very good on this website using a iPhone or technology in general!
What is this site ? Are you all serving and ex military - is it a forum for specialist knowledge and debates or people with special interests ? Am I allowed to ask?
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We are a forum of likeminded people who all share a deep interest in WW2 and history, and an immense love for aviation and anything that flies.

We all come from different walks of life. We all have different jobs. Some of us have served in the military, some of us have not. We are an international forum, our membership literally spans the world.
 
There are serving military, veterans, kids old men, all people with a common interest in military history and military policy, with emphasis on aircraft and technology. the focus is WWII. There are people who are more artistic, make models, people who want to discuss, people who want to learn stuff. Its pretty wide ranging.
 
DerAdlerIstGelandet said:
We are a forum of likeminded people who all share a deep interest in WW2 and history, and an immense love for aviation and anything that flies.

We all come from different walks of life. We all have different jobs. Some of us have served in the military, some of us have not. We are an international forum, our membership literally spans the world.
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Well Thank you for allowing me to join and being so welcoming
 
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