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Welsh Welcome For BJE*F* Men Evacuated From Dunkirk

... Welsh Welcome For BJE*F* Men Evacuated From Dunkirk From early morning to late at night Saturday troop trains reached Cardiff carrying several thousands of the heroes the Flanders evacuation. The majority of the trains passed through the city on their ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
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FLANDERS

... FLANDERS. Exchange Company’s War Telegram. BERLIN, Tuesday. German wireless headquarters leport as follows:— the western theatre war we have some ground near Nienport and south-east of Ypres alter unimportant engagements Several strong attacks north-vest ...

Published: Monday 28 December 1914
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 217 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

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

FLANDERS CAPI'URES

... FLANDERS CAPI'URES. 30,000 PRISONERS AND 503 GUNS. WAR OFFICE, Wednesday. Flanders Operations.—The situation is on the whole unchanged. The total number of prisoners taken by the Flanders group of a-mies between the Uth and of October amounts to 18,493 ...

Published: Thursday 31 October 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 189 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

FLANDERS FIGHTING

... FLANDERS FIGHTING ALL WOUNDED SAVED. BRITISH OFFICIAL. Wednesday. •'••'l.—At dusk yesterday evening ♦he enemy succeeded in entering two our advanced posts north the pres—Staden railway, but was immediately ejected by local counter-attack. this morning ...

Published: Thursday 10 January 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
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BRITISH EXPLOITS IN FLANDERS

... BRITISH EXPLOITS IN FLANDERS AND QALLIPOLL NINETEEN AWARDS OF THE V.C Both in a political and military sense Balkan events are in a cntical stage, though both sides we are altogether dependent pnvat« report**. The Bulgarians have occupied Prilep. and ...

Published: Friday 19 November 1915
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 440 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

FLANDERS ADVANCE NOW 8 MILES IN DEPTH

... FLANDERS ADVANCE NOW 8 MILES IN DEPTH. There is now little doubt that Lillo will fall, and with it tho populous citica of Rouhaix and Tourcoing. The British troops have fought their way into tho very suburbs of Lillo, which is gradually being encircled ...

Published: Thursday 17 October 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
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WESTERN MAIL, FRIDAY. APRIL 12. 1918. ZIGZAG LINE IN FLANDERS

... The weather continues dull and hazy, but is keeping dry. THE OUTLOOK IN FLANDERS. Thursday Evening. __ There appears he a general disposition to-day regard the situation in Flanders as pretty well in hand, and although the fighting continues upon heavy ...

Published: Friday 12 April 1918
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1205 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Hodson’s Book Is Moving, Magnificent Through the Dark Night” by James Lonsdale Hodson. Collancz; 12s. 6d. spite ..

... Hodson’s Book Is Moving, Magnificent Through the Dark Night” by James Lonsdale Hodson. Collancz; 12s. 6d. spite of two evacuations our B.E.F. . . . my predominant feeling on looking back is one of pride that I belong to the same people as our soldiers ...

Published: Friday 17 January 1941
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 190 | Page: 4 | Tags: none