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B.E.F. Men Back From France SMALL CRAFT IN USE AGAIN

... have now arrived in England, having been evacuated in as miscellancous a fleet of vessels as that which brought our men from Dunkirk. They landed at a West Country and a south coast port. All told of fierce German dive bombing tactics by waves of 60 to 100 ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 113 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WELL OVER 100 RAIDERS

... sons of Mrs. M‘Clay, Barnwall Place, Londonderry, are mow serving in the Forces. Theflninclude three who were evacuated from Dunkirk. At Omagh g:-mr Sessions on Wednesg‘:,y, James yes, 'l\gllty;;errin, Bcohr:gh. . Tyrone, was it on a of woundin motm labourer ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

COMPLAINT ABOUT DRAIN

... to deal with the matter. PORTADOWN MEN AT DUNKIRK. At this stage Mr. Johnston said he thought it a shame that a town like Portadown did not do something in recognition of the services of local men at Dunkirk. They had had an experience they would never ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 464 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

38 Days

... Boulogne. M;{ 28 Belgian Army capitulated by ing Leo 's order June 4—Prime Minister revealed 335,000 Allied troops rescued from Dunkirk. June 9—German reconnaissance units reached outskirts of Rouen. June 11—Germans reached the Seine. June 12— Germans entered ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 129 | Page: 3 | 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

A RUSE

... from British ports on Satur‘day. The collection of ships was much hmuller than, but similar to the one which ‘helged in the Dunkirk evacuation. very shipload of men coming in told the same stories of the fierce German tacties of dive bombing by waves of ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Lurgan Mail
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 222 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

WALTER GRA

... two sons and a daughter. One of the sons is a sergeant in the Royal Army Medical Corps, and has just returned home I from Dunkirk. I The late Major Hancock was a member •of Portadown Golf Club and formerly played on the old course at Mahon. A military ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 430 | Page: 4 | 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

TENNIS

... Guiders. Mrs. who took part in the evacuation of their premises on July 12 and 13. F. M. Annesley (Presidentl. and Mrs. Dunkirk, was presented with a valu- Further notices next week. I M'Cleery (secretary presided). Miss able wristlet watch by the directors ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 658 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

CORBETTS FOR VALUE

... with his offi- The crowd were angry, and witness cers one day during the evacuation of had to get 4 or 5 police to prevent Dunkirk. 60 German bombers came defendant being swamped. He got over and commenced bombing operaaway and ran down John St., after ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown Times
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 886 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

Peace . . of spirit and mind must reflecte.l in 1 -truly sympathetic funeral direeticna. Our expert knoteedge ..

... Banbidge green opened. They de- Blair, W. Clarke. J. Crozier. J. M'Bride The Chamber expressed agreement wi th tion from Dunkirk. The vessel, it was of Church. The 'rated the side by 80 shots to 59. 'skip); 2, R. Gibson , J. Stephens, S. Hues- the object ...

Published: Saturday 22 June 1940
Newspaper: Portadown News
County: Armagh, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 3719 | Page: 1 | Tags: none