Dunkirk Connection



Wakefield Civic Society
On Saturday 8th June 1940, 3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards mustered behind this church to count those killed and missing during the withdrawal to Dunkirk.  On Sunday the battalion returned to worship in St' Helen's.
Wakefield's hospitality helped restore spirits for subsequent actions in North Africa and Italy.
2017

Location: 3 Calder Vale Rd, Wakefield WF1 5DL, UK

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