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Meath Sapper's Presentatian

... Royal Regt. (West Surrey's), son of Mr. and Mrs, Sydney Jones, late of Queen Street . , Neath, was in action in Flanders and was evacuated from Dunkirk on I May 30th. He is an old pupil of Neath I 'County School, and a member of Neath Swimming Club. In ...

Published: Friday 12 July 1940
Newspaper: Neath Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 601 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

PERCY AND THE WAS

... liberation and rescue of the Old. We have had a glorious exhibition of the resourcefulness of the British, when we evacuated 885,000 men from Flanders at the beginning of the week. This marvellous feat has stirred the hearts of men and women all over the world ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Pontypridd Observer
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 386 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HEROIC RESISTANCE TO LAST

... rearguard defenders kept the Germans at bay and prevented them from interfering with the evacuation, exceot with their aircraft and heavy the soldiers from Flanders are already on the front stretching from the Somme to the Rhine -Press Association War Special ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 397 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SERIES OF ACTION”

... Planes Throughout Wednesday the tualni effort the U.A.F. was eoiicen-1 relieving the pressure the flanks the Allied armies in Flanders. Our aircraft, in a magnificent aarias actions, repeatedly broke up tormationa enemy fighter* and bombers. Very aeyere lo*»e* ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 433 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Local News

... Local News. Clothes for Evacuated Children. — .luny children to Penybont area brought iew clothes with Some children had mit even night clothes. Any discarded children's' clothe:4 will gratefully received and distributed at once. The children are and ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Glamorgan Gazette
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 445 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NO CAUSE FOR FEAR

... the quays channel rescue boats which they could not reach *• i * 'xhis !s the 'ixth dav of the evacuation 1 A Cheshire regiment is spoken of with from Flanders. The new • arrivals- are ' bated breath.by veterans in other units reorouard who fought stubbornly ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 536 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

27 1940 BROADCASTING IN PAGE THREE NO MAY newspaper French Firmly Holding Channel Ports I EPIC BATTLE OF BOULOGNE :

... Malcolm MacDonald Minister Health broadcasting new evacuation areas said that for present there was no need for any these 14 added to the places which evacuation is planned There were other evacuation areas— thickly populated cities and towns— which might ...

Published: Monday 27 May 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3104 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

IN SWANSEA VISIT THE ALBERT HALL CINEMA AND

... and Mrs. Sydney Jones, late of last week by the Aberavon Working- Street, Neath, was in action in Flanders men's Club, when they loaned the and was evacuated from Dunkirk on Government f.. 5011 free of interest, for the May 30th. He is an old pupil of Neath ...

Published: Friday 12 July 1940
Newspaper: Porthcawl Guardian
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 955 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

SOLUTION TO CRYPTIC CROMWORD

... defences of the country. They played a creditable part in the recent operation in Flanders and France. They formed part of the rear-guard which defended Boulogne during the evacuation and also took part in ■,he defence of Dunkirk. De Gaulle Appoints Arms Chief ...

Published: Wednesday 03 July 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 544 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

WILL GIVE

... fighting in France and Flanders is well within remembrance. and know how, in conformance with the general plan after the German break through, the British retreated steadily, and five-sixths of the troops were successfully evacuated from Dunkirk by a miracle ...

Published: Tuesday 03 September 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 597 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

PENYDARREN PARE MERTHYR TYDFIL GREYHOUND RACING

... to be held at St. Matthlas's Parish Church on Sunday ,joining at 11 o'cloci:. EVACUEES ENTERTAINED. Childrn have been evacuated to Teewel* entertained at the Boya' Clbb on Thursday by Treharris Amateur Dramatic Society with a performance of The Whole ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 882 | Page: 9 | Tags: none