... walked 50 miles before we reached Dunkirk. We had dinner in Ostend on Wednesday noon, and apart from little bread and butter given us on the way had nothing else until 11 pm. next day. We got on board another boat at Dunkirk, and eventually started for home ...

... watched from the sea front saw shells bursting in the sky. There was activity on the other side of the Channel, on the Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais coast. We saw great flares, as though bombs were exploding, and it seemed that guns were in action. One watcher told ...

... the ses frort saw shells bursting in the sky. The activity appeared to be on the other side of the channel. on the Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais toast. We saw great flares as though bombs sere exploding and it seemed that guns were in action. Ot . watcher told ...

... could be seen bursting in the sky. The sounds of gunfire continued until 12.30 a.m. The activity appeared to be on the Ostend-Dunkirk-Calais coast. “We saw great flares as though bombs were exploding, and it seemed that guns were in action,” one watcher told ...