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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

SUNK AT DUNKIRK

... SUNK AT DUNKIRK. From Norway, H.M.S. Grafton, accompanied 17 another destroyer, was sent to Dunkirk, where they were the first two ships on the scene, but two days before the evacuation of the troops commenced they had an interlude in which they were ...

Published: Friday 22 November 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 366 | 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

SOLDIER BOUND OVER AT NORTHOP TOOK PART IN DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... SOLDIER BOUND OVER AT NORTHOP TOOK PART IN DUNKIRK EVACUATION. I An organisation now exiting throughcut Thurs. At Northop Petty Sessions almost the entire country for the on physical and social training . of youth- or day last, before :Md. S. Vickers ...

Published: Friday 05 July 1940
Newspaper: Flintshire County Herald
County: Flintshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 883 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

-CAERNARVON DENBIGH HERALD WALES OBSERVER 13 EPIC OF DUNKIRK NATURAL HISTORY NOTES Smokers’ ‘Fur’ How fo defect ..

... fighting services Making seven Dunkirk midst heavy “St Seiriol” (1586 tons) now on service brilliant in of 335000 in which ships of all sizes took last May Mr E Chatterton well-known naval writer relates in Epic Dunkirk” (Hurst Blackett) engaged viz St ...

Published: Friday 13 December 1940
Newspaper: Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2487 | 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

Local Volunteer Defence Force

... services. lie was on boanl of one ef the naval vessels which made a dash to Dunkirk to evacuate the British troops, and made the crossing several times bringing troops from Dunkirk to this country. APPOINTMENT.—Mr Entlyn Boweti M.A., Ponciau, and teacher ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Rhos Herald
County: Denbighshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 433 | Page: 4 | Tags: none