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... that he has been promoted to Lance-Corporal and recommended for a decoration for bravery and devotion to duty in the evacuation of Flanders RECEPTION— A welcome home reception •soneert was held in the Tunnel Hotel on Tuesday last for the benefit of Driver ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Glamorgan Advertiser
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 622 | Page: 1 | 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

M.P.s and Foreign Diplomats Stirred By Dunkirk Story

... M.P.s and Foreign Diplomats Stirred By Dunkirk Story RAF.’s Big Part in Evacuation Emphasised By Premier- Home Defence Measures—Dividends Bill Withdrawal 176, Fleet-street, E.C. 4, LONDON, Tvssday Night. MR. CHURCHILLS detailed story of the events which ...

Published: Wednesday 05 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1501 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Greece Far From Being The Last Word

... should After every evacuation we went enouch ,o satisfy the people that when the time comes speak he drained Napoleon’s resources, and will not keep them waiting. arre^ec Russia (as Hitler will presently quarrel) we landed in Flanders once more, and this ...

Published: Friday 25 April 1941
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1326 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... careful nor to assign Tent to hake .Caietis and to attempt to the. , the rare of evacuation of the B.E.F. and firing uninterruptedly, the Germans THE DUNKIRK EVACUATION .mted'.. A great number of them were fight-te this deliverance the attributes of ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 6840 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

One of the Pontypridd Observer Series

... Soak Short a , . We have had a glorious exhibition DOES _ t of the resourcefulness of the British, when we evacuated 885,000 men . from Flanders at the beginning of youß virAsH the week. This marvellous feat has stirred , the hearts of men and women all ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Caerphilly Journal
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Illustrated | Words: 587 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

“MIXED” PATROL.—A Franch patrol with thr*« kindi of mount— tank, herM, and bicyela—in a vlllagt in tha advancad ..

... Major-gen. B. C. T. Paget was commander of the British land forces in the Aandalsnes district. He was responsible lor the evacuation of the British troops without the loss of a man and earned the praise of the Premier. He is 52. Major-gen. Paget's appointment ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1137 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Welsh News in Brief

... Nelson, who fell off a pony's back and died without recovering consciousness. Reunited in Wales. -Private Harry Smith, evacuated from Flanders, reached his home at Folkestone Sunday few hours after his daughters, aged seven, five, and four, had left for South ...

Published: Tuesday 04 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 714 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

B.E.F. Officers Awarded the D.S.O

... operation was of inestimable value to the infantry. Decorated R.A.F. Men’s Heroism A number of awards for heroism in the Dunkirk evacuation are included in the list of R A F. decorations issued by the Air Ministry on Friday. They consist of one D. 5.0., 10 D.F ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 685 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Aberayron

... 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

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