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... Williams has been with the Forces practically since the outbreak of war. He was in France and Flanders throughout the whole of that campaign. and was in the evacuation of Dunkirk. He is a corporal in the Royal Engineers. and prior to joining was employed at ...

Published: Thursday 01 August 1940
Newspaper: Welsh Gazette
County: Cardiganshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 644 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

of Contraband Negotiations

... them away from the Flanders coast. Our losses have been very heavy, but judging by the stories one hears the lermans have lost five times much. Considering the incessant bombing and shelling during the retreat and even during evacuation —for it is proved ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1489 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BEST OF EVERYTHING FOUNDATION OF R.A.F. WASTRULY LAID

... reinforced more swiftly than training, had been promised. It gave a grand INDIVIDUAL SUPERIORITY account of itself in the Flanders battles.! Our aircraft are the best in the and in spite of the defection of King world* to-day and, as we overhaul I.eopold ...

Published: Friday 06 September 1940
Newspaper: Porthcawl Guardian
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 825 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NUMEROUS DIRECT HITS

... Waalhaven began shortly after three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The airport hangars, presumably fired by the Dutch before evacuation, were already ablaze when the first of the British bombers arrived over the aerodrome. Attacks wore concentrated on the ...

Published: Saturday 11 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 974 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

War Comforts Committee

... this appeal on Tuesday at a general meeting of the Merthyr War Comforts Committee when referring to the successful evacuation from Flanders of 350,000 men of the British Expeditionary• Force. Canon Pugh. who Is the chairman of the committee, presided, and ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 935 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

OF WALES 6 -M Advertise Your Wants Evening Post NO 6651 SATURDAY JULY 1940 the BEST Pictures of the WEEK

... PRESENTATION--Sergeant-Major G Lawrence New-street Port Talbot received cigarette lighter and from neighbours on his return from Flanders Mrs Lewis made the presentation - Imperial Studiot Aberaton SHELTER INTACT— An Anderson shelter Which unharmed - bomb fell ...

Published: Saturday 06 July 1940
Newspaper: Herald of Wales
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1835 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

SOUTH EVENING POST FRIDAY 21 1940 :h ' 1 sllelte tod HeJed° Ij is nchi0 apabie 1‘eten- staff vlJ ews

... Sons Dillwyn-street the arrangements BACK FROM FLANDERS Lieut R j D Burnie of the RASC and his younger brother Douglas who is attached to the RAOC both Swansea boys were among those evacuated from Flanders The former is in hospital at suffering from a ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2723 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

AN EPIC FEAT—AND ITS MORAL FOR ALL OF US

... B E.F., which was almost trapped in Belgium and Northern France following King Leopold's sur-1 render, have already been evacuated to i Britain. Hour by hour the number grows. As I write I can see British and French vessels of every type from time to time ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1049 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

25 1940 U M M E 'UNDERWEAR BROADCASTING IN PAGE THREE Watch for the INGERSOLL KET WRIST WATCHES ingersoll Dealers

... down by the ’planes The town was also set on fire seaman belonging 1o one hospital ships wave enemy 'planes were given io evacuate the town blazing fiercely SCENE HORROR damaged aboard ioeal women and ' children and Belgian refugees planes again appeared” ...

Published: Thursday 23 May 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2640 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE EXPRESS

... retirement. Loft to right : Mr. J. Owen, Mrs. O. H. Boswell,' Mr..T2 Osmond Jones (Commercial Union. Cardiff), Mr. R. F. Flanders (area inspector). Mr. Herbert Morgan, the Rev. Emlyn Davies, Ws. Morgan, Mr. J. Berry Rees, Mr. Wm. Morris, Mr. Dan Williams ...

Published: Saturday 01 June 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1066 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

fftt Juiie 18 1940 BROADCASTING IN PAGE THREE ''Quality SPONGE POT NO 20918 TUESDAY JUNE 18 1940 RITAIN AWAITS

... struggle for freedom” The Daily Dispatch” Manchester THOUSANDS MORE EVACUEES FOR WEST WALES Ten thousand schoolchildren evacuated from last September to East Sussex and Kent are to be transferred next Sunday to Carmarthen Brecknock Pembroke and Radnor ...

Published: Tuesday 18 June 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2895 | Page: 1 | Tags: none