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... 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

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

ermans 9 Particularly Heavy Losses In Furious Northern Fighting EF INTACT IVOVES TOWARDS COAST ALAIS HELD ..

... time ago in preparation for the general operation of evacuation in England will come into use next week and for the emergency East Coast scheme announced last evening The Government has decided to evacuate to the Midlands and South Wales 8000 district children ...

Published: Wednesday 29 May 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2268 | 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

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

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

WALES EVENING POST FRIDAY MAY 31 1940 BEF SHELTERED IN SAND DUNES AT DUNKIRK From a Special Correspondent with the

... Xiie troops are arriving in their thousands and it is hoped that most of BEF may be evacuated although difficulties and dangers increase every hour it is this mass evacuation is a jtupendous feat only made possible by dauntless efficiency of the Royal yavy ...

Published: Friday 31 May 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 4026 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

POST IS mo mth Low-Priced Publicity -EXCELLENT RESULTS ejfenje Evening Post Small Jlpqrtisements Read and re ..

... Government evacuation scheme so there is no foundation for rumours as to changes at various schools A census which attendance officers are making a normal one may have helped the rumours Doctors and nurses of the schools medical services in the evacuation areas ...

Published: Monday 13 May 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3639 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

ToL-UPLANDS Reception Rooms Kitchen and Scullery 5 Bedrooms Bathroom and Lavatory Back entranoe room for Garage ..

... where is satisfactory progress EVACUATION TO DOMINIONS Dominions will be asked by Mr Parker Labour Romford in the to-morrow whether will approach and Dominion Governments to see Avhether children willing to can evacuated to of in Dominions LONDON MONEY ...

Published: Tuesday 28 May 1940
Newspaper: South Wales Daily Post
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 4517 | Page: 6 | Tags: none