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inhabitant, made the presentation. Aircraftman Tittle escaped in the NEATH AREA SAVINGS CAMPAIGN Flanders ..

... inhabitant, made the presentation. Aircraftman Tittle escaped in the NEATH AREA SAVINGS CAMPAIGN Flanders evacuation, and he spoke of I two outstanding impressions of the retreat—admiration a young_ Army °Meer who led the soldiers - out o - f ntan-y PROMINENT ...

Published: Friday 14 June 1940
Newspaper: Neath Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1519 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

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
Type: | Words: 1245 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

DO YOU KNOW!

... will be run on Wednesday next? Do You KNow— That 385,000 Allied troops have been saved from the jaws of death in Flanders? The evacuation of the troops was a magnificent achievement. Do Yot KNOW — That there are 697,723 workers in South Wales but only ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Pontypridd Observer
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 538 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

NAZIS’ DESPERATE Infantry “Mowed Down” in Massed Attacks evacuation CONTINUES FRENCH STEM BIG RAIDS ON THE ..

... NAZIS’ DESPERATE Infantry “Mowed Down” in Massed Attacks evacuation CONTINUES FRENCH STEM BIG RAIDS ON THE SOMME NIGHT & DAY THE Germans have launched a supreme effort to capture Dunkirk, hurling masses of infantry through flood waters in successive attacks ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 696 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

MASON NOTIONS A ROYAL RECEPTION The war was brought very close to on. Sunday, when trainloads of children, ..

... there was a moving incident on Tuesday, when a Folkestone soldier. evqeuated from the Flanders battlep_eldt, was re-united with his three little who had been evacuated to Nelson. The father had reached home at Folkestone a few hours after his children left ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 1015 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

ABERDARE LEADER JUNE 8 1940 Page Three Valley Boys ape back Home from Flanders The BY OUR OWN REPORTERS) war

... ABERDARE LEADER JUNE 8 1940 Page Three Valley Boys ape back Home from Flanders The BY OUR OWN REPORTERS) war has suddenly come much nearer to us here in the Aber-X Valley The flow of 500 evacuees into Aberdarc a fortnight and nearly 600 into Mountain ...

Published: Saturday 08 June 1940
Newspaper: Aberdare Leader
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 3283 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THUMBS UP t—Mot Of the B.E.F

... THUMBS t—Mot Of the B.E.F. King Honours Lord Gort on Return From Flanders Lord Gort (Coimuander-ln-Chlef the British Expeditionary Force) returneo to England on Saturday and was invested by the King the same day with the Insignia of the Knight Grand Cross ...

Published: Monday 03 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 120 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

THE NEW OFFENSIVE . The new enemy offensive which began dawn yesterday on front extending from the coast to point

... the sea we shall be able to reinforce it tremendously indeed have not already done so. Eventually the whole force evacuated from Flanders will find their way back into the new fighting line which in many of its sectors is identical with that firmly held ...

Published: Thursday 06 June 1940
Newspaper: Western Mail
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 382 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

HEATH SOLDIER HONOURED

... HEATH SOLDIER HONOURED Home on. leave, after taking part in Ithe evacuation from Flanders, Pte. Wm. lAlfred Edwards. husband of Mrs. C. Edwards. Maria Street. Neath, and son of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Edwards. .Aberavon. was presented with a ring by the ...

Published: Friday 28 June 1940
Newspaper: Neath Guardian
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 137 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Cefn Coed R.A.F. Pilot

... in Flanders. Some are due home on leave, but have Morris, not yet arrived. Pte. Randall orris, son of Mr. and Mre. William Morris, Pontycapel-road, Cefn Coed, was home for a few days' leave over the week-end : he was concerned in the evacuation from ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Merthyr Express
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 214 | Page: 6 | Tags: none