By Angela Gillespie.
While searching the London Gazette I found the following entry in a Supplement dated 24 Feb. 1942, page 894 - The Military Cross awarded to Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) Thomas Stevenson Craig (85709), Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps (Johnstone, Renfrewshire).
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Captain Thomas Stevenson Craig M.C
VE Day comes to Johnstone

The war in Europe ended when the military surrender of Germany was first signed on Monday, May 7, 1945 but a slightly modified document with the final terms was signed on Tuesday, May 8, 1945, the day becoming known as VE Day signifying Victory in Europe.
Johnstone, like everywhere else celebrated VE Day on the Monday, May 7, 1945
The Final Stand-Down of the Johnstone Home Guard

Johnstone Hero of the Coventry Blitz
Another Angela Gillespie story.
The English city of Coventry was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe. The most devastating of the attacks occurred on the evening of 14 November 1940 and continued into the morning of 15 November. One of the Heroes of Fire Fighting and Rescue Work during the Air Raid, was Matthew Wallace, 7 Buchanan Street in Johnstone.
The English city of Coventry was bombed many times during the Second World War by the German Luftwaffe. The most devastating of the attacks occurred on the evening of 14 November 1940 and continued into the morning of 15 November. One of the Heroes of Fire Fighting and Rescue Work during the Air Raid, was Matthew Wallace, 7 Buchanan Street in Johnstone.
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