Dunkirk 1940 photos. Some never seen before .

Well, a quick search shows, that Gerard Florizoone was a son of Odila Maria (nee Florizoone) (1901-1985) and thus, a grandson of Theophil Isidorus Florizoone (1866-1943), who built the new mill/plant in Dijk at Wulpen. The Gerard'r father - Julien Hector Florizoone (1893-1956) and his parents lived in Wulpen too.
So, Dijk at Wulpen is a very good guess to start with, and here Rich is right.

 

Just some steps (to the North-East along the street) from the place pointed out by Rich. Mark the bridge name!

 

Back to the beach, just bought a few more photo/negs for my collection photo 2 and 3.. The Photos 1 and 4 are photo/negs i have had bought a long time ago but of the same trucks in photo/neg 1.
Keith
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Morrisc8 amazing range of vehicles on the beach, thank you for shareing.

Does anyone know that the white round motiff is on a couple of the vehicles? Are some French or Belgium vehicles? Interesting to see vans as well as lorries and cars in the mix.

 

Most of the vehicles are French with a few British. i don`t know what the white motiff is.
Keith

 

One more photo taken from my Original ww2 negative of the Ship Horst with a 3 Corps Morris CS8 and Bedford MW.
Keith

 

Keith has helped me by zooming in on the biscuit tins....the decorated tin is Dutch...Verkade's Lange Beschuit. They still exist as a biscuit manufacturer.

 

Might that particular track with "A.FINET & FILS" logo be Belgian? There was an enterprise named "Finet & Fils" in Charleroi (Belgium).

 

Close up

 

This photo shows same truck. Photo from my collection.

 

Same area, you can just see the same truck and looks like it`s been moved a few times.
Original photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Well, "Finet & Fils" whose business was agricultural machinery, engineering [and mechanical service?].
No matches, so far.

 

It's a name that is concentrated around Mons and Charleroi (if we ignore Brussels). It's quite difficult to trace small businesses that existed prior to the internet age...I bet he never saw his truck again !

Familienaam.be - Geografische spreiding van familienamen in België

 

Photos of same area, you can see the round dome in the background and one photo looking from the round dome to the trucks.
Original photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Photos of same area, you can see the round dome in the background.
Original photos from my collection.
Keith

 

Nice photo of Horst on the beach. from ebay.
Keith

 

Got this last week. Anyone able to translate the caption? My rusty schoolboy German and google not quite up to the job.

 

Well, something like this:
5727/ Сhaos on the Dunkirk seashore.
The chaos on the seashore of Dunkirk. On wild
fleeing the English left everythig in trouble
and attempted to run farther.

 

Dunkirk 80 years ago ww2. This week i will add some of my original Dunkirk photos.
Keith