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Convoy Bombed

... Convoy Bombed The Air Ministry News Service describes how one of our bomber* yesterday sighted, four miles off Dunkirk, a convoy of 12 to 15 armed cargo vessels escorted E.-boats. ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 30 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

A TRUSTEE SAVINGS BANK

... Genoa a suddodd long iasnach arall o dair mil o dunetU yn Vado Roads. Ymosod ar Dunkirk. Nis Fawith yn yr wytlinos citliweddat taniodd em n llongau rliyfel ar borthiadd Dunkirk. Yn ol yr adroddiad cyntaf yr oedd yr yinosodiad hwn mot . Ilwydthannus a'r ymosodiad ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1940
Newspaper: Welsh Gazette
County: Cardiganshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

TRIBUTE TO THE OFFICERS

... 1113 12s. 104 d.•, donations, 144 4e. 3d.; knitting class efforts, 122 Oe. 1 8d.; afore; by churches, 115 11s.; donation to Dunkirk fund, 111 ss. lid.: efforts by Messrs. F. Harrison and S. Hughes. 11.0 4s. 3d.•. Nelson Wheelers' dance, 17 70: re-fund, 11 ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 499 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

targe Submarines

... begun on a large scale, and In the numerous attacks that followed both by day and by night heavy damage was Inflicted. At Dunkirk, for instance, the quav between two of the mam docks, the large four-bay building, and another building parallel to it were ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 198 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THEN SMASHED, INVASION PRELIMS

... became more and more imposing and before long hundreds of barges and other war equipment were assembled at Antwerp. Calais. Dunkirk, Ostend, Nieuport, and Le Havre. From the air many of the barges were daily seen to be moving slowly from one canal to another ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 321 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MR. C. R. ATTLEE

... the result of a tremendous effort on the part of the industrial workers this country the Army, marvellously evacuated from Dunkirk, had been re-equipped. Week by week and month month we were growing stronger and stronger. It was a fight between rival ideologies ...

Published: Monday 28 October 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 328 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

MILPRUFE LLAKSFAN

... gattref am ychydtg ddiwrnodau o'r fyddin. Bu Private Davies yn Ffratnc am dros wyth mts. ac yr oedd ymysg y rhal ddaeth adref o Dunkirk. ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1940
Newspaper: Welsh Gazette
County: Cardiganshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 292 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

THE HOME GUARD IN CONWAY CASTLE SQUARE

... fifty years the Prussians had been trying to dominate the world. The mark of the beast was bloodier as the years went by. Dunkirk epitomised the spirit of Britain, but that spirt was also being shown on the home front more especially in relation to what ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 674 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CORPORAL NORMAN _THOMPSON

... King and country, and it was a tragedy that he should have met his end in such a manner after surviving the evacuation of Dunkirk. Two hymns were sung at the service. Mr. H. J. Edwards being at the organ. A large crowd watched the cortege pass along Abergele ...

Published: Thursday 24 October 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 720 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

DIRECTORY OF AUCTIONS

... orders, had given 10s. 6d. to each man home on leave from France, and an extra 10s. to each of those who were evacuated from Dunkirk. It was decided to send ss. to the Red Cross Prisoners of War Fund. The president. Dr. R. H. Terry. J.P.. augmented this with ...

Published: Wednesday 23 October 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 848 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NELSON COMFORTS FUND

... to each man coming home on leave from active service, and an extra 10. e. 6d. to those who 'went through the evacuation of Dunkirk. Two of our aokliera arc prisoners of war, and we have arranged with the Red Cross for them to receive weekly. parcels. are ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 927 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

A HOT LEMON DRINK WILL SMASH A COLD IN ONE NIGHT

... Wednesday. Afterwards Sister •Trott, C.H. Merthyr, gave a vivid description her experiences la France, particularly in the Dunkirk operations. The *moiling member, Mrs. Payne, moved a vote of thanks, which was seconded by Mrs. H. Sleeman. Refreshments were ...

Published: Saturday 26 October 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1220 | Page: 11 | Tags: none