The Archive · 1939

Muddy Plelds Await King With BEF, Dee, 6

King George clambered through muddy folds on the West Fro today' to Inspect British forces this sector, 'The King's tour cludes two' lines the British Expedi-Ulonary Forces are rapidly complet {ing to supplement the system erated by the French ax part of" their entirely fortified lines, Today King George ix a soldier in the front tine sharing. the. life of the ordinary Tommy, Enthusiasm of the troops for the Royal. visit was shown by the added "spit an polish" the Tommy ave his tunic and buttons andthe extra zip put into making everything ship-shape so the King can take back. the best possible impression to the folks home about the BLE,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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