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9th 15th JUNE, 1940. What About It

... actions at Dunkirk. One soldier with whom our reprezentatlve had a chat said: I take off my hat to Lieut. Sinton. He led us inagnilleently. In the darkness, and .vith explosives bursting everywhere, le brought us safely through the Dunkirk inferno and ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 364 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

GERMANS BESTIALITY

... leave this week. A Royal Inniskilling Fusilier, who fought with his Regiment in Louvain, Brussells, and right through to Dunkirk, told the writer of squadrons of German planes machineifunning a column of refugees extending for several miles. The sight ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Sergt. Liggett's Experiences

... a grand account of themselves. He saw the Canadian memorial. Vimy Ridge, destroyed by the Nazis. Describing his return to Dunkirk, he said two of their tanks approached a village in order to assist some Allied soldiers. Just on turning a bend, they were ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 194 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PORTADOWN CASUALTIES

... with a leg wound, caused by shrapnel at Dunkirk. He is progress. ing well. rEvlr. and Mrs. Wm. Montgomery, Ormonde St.. have learned of their son. Gunner Leslie Montgomery, Royal Artillery, being wounded at Dunkirk. He is in an English hospital. The minesweeper ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

PLAYED CRICKET DURING U

... and availed of the opportunity to assist Windsor against the Technical. Bob, who has had previous Army experience. was at Dunkirk. but was not inclined V - , speak of the terrible ordeal which the B.E.F. underwent in the course of the now historic evacuation ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 105 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TIM PORTP.Droi.VP: T1?.7.7 !r AY, au:'!: 7, .21C

... rector of Tynan, and uncle of , the rector of Portadown. Dunkirk Many people see clearly the hand of God. in answer to the prayers of His people in the remarkable achievement of the evacuation of Dunkirk, and in the dense fog which descended on the port during ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 497 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CORBETTS War Time QUALIFIED

... shelter was in anyone's own house on the ground floor, and away from windows. His son lay with other comrades in a trench at Dunkirk for two days and a night and was bombed incessantly. They dug trenches with their tin hats, and few of them were hit. though ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 220 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

CENTRAL H.P.S

... and Rev. E R. Lindsay. The War Evacuation of Dunkirk Hitler Attacks Weygand Una Bombs on Paris and England One of the most marvellous performances in the history of the world has been the evacuation from Dunkirk of 335,000 men of the B.E.F. A week previously ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1208 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

48a RIO STREET, Pottrgooto

... UPON DOAN'S, 0. tie. SI-. Portadown Man at Dunkirk We'll Fix Hitler, He Says Tributes to R.A.F. and R.N. Saw Enemy Attack Hospital The heroic rearguard action of the B.E.F. and their French Allies at Dunkirk was discussed by Gunner David Kane. Searchlight ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1137 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Portadown .'Baptist Church I—Methodist Notes

... Register with Andrew Boyle, The Butcher, at West Street. TROOPS FROM DUNKIRK Portadown's Forgotten Men Regret that Portadown men were cverlooked by the townspeople when. home on leave from Dunkirk, was expressed by Mr. G. Johnston at Wednesday's Urban Council ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1342 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ALAN EGAN,

... Anthony Eden. Gunner Norman M'Cullough. Lurgan, aged 19. who played for Sunnyside Football Club. has been killed in action at Dunkirk. according to a letter written by one of his friends. 20 THOMAS STREET. ONE PENNY ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 457 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MURPHY MUNITION DEPOT

... Portadown was reached again about 11 p.m.. all having spent a really happy day. LOUGHCAU. SOLDIERS IHonoured on Return from Dunkirk Pte. Eric Mulholland, of West Kent Regt.. son of Mr. Samuel Mulhollanl, Derrycrew. Loughgall, was made the recipient of a ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1354 | Page: 4 | Tags: none