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AT DUNKIRK EVACUATION

... DUNKIRK EVACUATION The French Adniiraltr announced on Tuesday night that seven French destroyers and a supply ship were lost the Dunkirk evacuation, but that moat tl* crew* were saved. The British communique stater! that the evacuation has now been s ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 143 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LORD OORT’S DEPUTY AT DUNKIRK

... LORD OORT’S DEPUTY AT DUNKIRK How doei keep Youthful Attract PROBABLY not could guess her For. thanks to Bile figure still attracti her complexion flaw she's as active and 1 when she was You. too. can younger and enjoy pei by taking Bile Beam bedtime ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 317 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

DUNKIRK HERO MARRIES LANCE BOMBARDIER BROCKERTON

... DUNKIRK HERO MARRIES LANCE BOMBARDIER BROCKERTON Lance Br*mbanlier George Brockerton, of Coleraine, the well known Dieter racing mo* -r--cyclist, whcfHe heroic action saved 79 Bn* soldiers and two French civilians from oertai* death in Dunkirk cellar ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 2538 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TOOME

... in liospital. Dunkirk Survivor—Hugh Francis Devhn, ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 157 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ANGLING

... token o: esteem was given to Mr. S. Ash croft, hoi.. secretary, for years’ service lie RACK FROM DUNKIRK. Many Ballymena soldiers who were .ecu ted Dunkirk have recently arrived on leave, and some have again rejoined their unit.-. All In n stories to ted ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 163 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

TRAGIC BRIDE T0 BE

... TRAGIC BRIDE T0 BE young naval officer, fatally wounded when his ship was attacked by planes off Dunkirk, carried on firing at the enemy until he had landed his machine. Meanwhile home port, his bride-to-be waited in vain for a telephone call to tell ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 155 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

ULSTER RIFLES STEM PRUSSIAN GUARDS

... ULSTER RIFLES STEM PRUSSIAN GUARDS His escape during the Dunkirk evacuation is mentioned in letter received by Mr. and Mrs. John Craig, Lower Main Street, Strabane, from their son, Rifleman William Craig, Royal Ulster Rifles, who has reached Britain wounded ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 184 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

VALIANT VOLUNTEERS

... interfereooe by sea. In addition to almost it.omMKit bombntg and marbrne-giui attacks u;; Dunkirk. beaches and the vessels operating off them, the port of Dunkirk and the shipping plying to cum! fro were under frequent shell fire. This was to some extent ...

Published: Friday 07 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 353 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

CAME THROUGH UNSCATHED

... James Law. who L only 18 years age. and son of Mrs. E. Nevin. 31 North Street, Ballymena, was on*, the troops evacuated from Dunkirk, and he came through unscathed. is serving with the Royal Ulster Rifles. ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 41 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

LEFT CALAIS IN LAST

... harrowing scenes witnessed leing the bombing and machine gunning of helpless refugees brutal Nazi air men. For two days was at Dunkirk, where the bombing aas almost incessant, and was then sent to Calais. There the Allied soldiers perienoed heavy shell fire ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 248 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ITALY S ENTRY

... Continent, and that the hope of Europe reets the succes* the very forces which have ravished the countries they hav© invaded. DUNKIRK FEAT OF MERCHANT CREWS ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 111 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

ALL MATERIAL RESOURCES

... number Italia. - maiding Northern Ireland. BALLYMENA SOLDIER HOME FROM DUNKIRK STAYFD UNTIL THE END HELPING WOUNDED BOMBED COMING BACK The recent epic evacuation *he F from Dunkirk thrilled the whole world it interesting record Private William R. Avery ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 759 | Page: 3 | Tags: none