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North Wales Weekly News

AT DUNKIRK

... AT DUNKIRK He stated they served 50 000 gallons of tea and distriouted :tti tons ot tood to men at liumtira durmg toe evecuat.on. Men ot the tt.A.M.C. eiected to stay behind with the wounded in France wnen they could have got away tnernse.ves. He conc ...

Published: Thursday 05 September 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 194 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK SOLDIER IN TROUBLE Man of Many Offences

... DUNKIRK SOLDIER IN TROUBLE Man of Many Offences When Private Hubert Bennett. who was said to be a deserter, had pleaded guilty to two theft charges at Llandudno Petty Sessions on Monday and elected to be dealt with summarily, P.C. Idris Evans read a long ...

Published: Thursday 31 October 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 341 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

R.A.M.C. MAJOR'S DEATH Llandudno Inquest

... the evacuation from Dunkirk. GALLANT AT DUNKIRK. _ After we returned. witness continued. t noticed a change in him. He was not so cheerful and appeared to suffer from sleeplessness. He had been in a very difficult position at Dunkirk and had worked for ...

Published: Thursday 04 July 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 501 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

MATE ON BOMBED NAVAL DRIFTER Former Conway Trawler Skipper

... evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkirk. ' A native of Anglesey. Mr. Williams. who is aged 24 and married, was the mate on the naval drifter. Boy Roy. which sank within five minutes of being attacked by a dive bomber outside Dunkirk harbour He joined the Dover ...

Published: Thursday 13 June 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 334 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

LOCAL CASUALTIES Llandudno Men Missing .

... surgeon, has received informs. tion that his only son, Lance-Bombardier John Coleman. is missing since the evacuation of Dunkirk. Lance-Bombardier Cole. man, who is 19 years of age, joined the local battery of the R.A. in July, 1939. and although he held ...

Published: Thursday 04 July 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 460 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Dramatic Home-Coming COLWYN BAY MEN

... Llerk s onice, has arrived in Lnig,ana. tie to tad mother on nudary ann how he hao to wade tnto the 'ea up to his neck at Dunkirk before being Paulen .00dra a D.trite. Signaller L. Buchanan. son of Mr. W. F. Bueitanan, riffewOua. ..ant-y-ttayti hoad. returned ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 228 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

CONWAY SOLDIER'S EXPERIENCES

... joining the army in September, was empioyed by R. E. Jones & Bros., Ltd.. printers of the Weekly News, returned to Eneand from Dunkirk on Friday night on a destroyer. When the Germans invaded Belgium Private Wright was stationed w.th his unit about b miles ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 210 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

VISIT OF FRENCH AND BELGIAN SCOUTS

... VISIT OF FRENCH AND BELGIAN SCOUTS The French and Belgian Scouts who were evacuated from Dunkirk and French ports with the B.E.F. and have since been in camp in North Wales. spent Monday. Tuesday and yesterday in the town. Their visit has aroused keen ...

Published: Thursday 12 September 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 97 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CAR ATTACKED BY DIVE BOMBERS

... of the Llandudno County School—serving in the Signal Corps, had a narrow escape. lie had niotortd officers from Calais to Dunkirk and was told to return for other passengers. When he got to his destmauon, however, there was no sign of the men and after ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 929 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

Llandudno 'Battery in France VIVID STORY The Men were Grand

... soldiers. ON DUNKIRK SANDS . Despite bombing they got on to the Dunkirk sands at about 9.30 one night. Leaflets were dropped from German planes telling them they were surrounded and calling upon them to lay down their arms. The sands at Dunkirk stretched ...

Published: Thursday 27 June 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 621 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LLYSFAEN

... Edward Edwards, of the Royal Artillery, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Edwards, 2, Pen Terrace, who was reported tnisaine. since the Dunkirk . evacuation In May, is officially notified to be a prisoner of war. ...

Published: Thursday 05 September 1940
Newspaper: North Wales Weekly News
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: | Words: 131 | Page: 3 | Tags: none