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Evacuation

... exhaustion, had to be relieved on arrival. British and French troops as they landed told an epic story of the B.E.F. evacuation of the Flanders port. During yesterday and last night two hospital ships lay in the harbour. said a soldier. They were painted ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 408 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

AFTER HISTORIC REARGUARD ACTION

... 1,000,000 Germans, members of the British Expeditionary Force sailed from Dunkirk last night in a blaze of glory, leaving Flanders fields to flood and fire. Allied warships accomplished prodigious feats, sending shells from their big guns into the Nazi ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 233 | 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

“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

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

HEARING ADJOURNED

... destroyed when the time came. B.E.F. advanced and joined the Belgian representation and . breach of warranty. , tinder the Flanders County Council. begs leave on behalf of all ranks' „ o lhem for hours in a moderate ono. armies on the line assigned te it ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 5512 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

– Lake' Side, Greenfield

... (cousin of mr . 7, .i, ~,,.. i r marr . laee nee was also employed H. Jones, c Ede b Roberts 13 The great battle in Flanders raged groom), groornsinet W. Wood, lbw b Ede 2 ye s terday from Antwerp down to Sedan, Messrs. Arnold and ...

Published: Friday 17 May 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2960 | Page: 8 | Tags: none