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AT DUNKIRK

... AT DUNKIRK. navy AND EVACUATION. ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 5 | Page: 5 | 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

THEBE WAS NO CO-OBDINATION,

... Address Paper Pattern No, 975. Bust Enclosed BALLYMENA SOLDIER! WOUNDED. WAS IN DUNKIRK BATTLE. NOW IN ENGLISH HOSPITAL. Wounded while serving with the B.E.F. in the Dunkirk operations Rifleman James Jordan now in hoSpital in England. His mother, Mrs. Mary ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1198 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

BRITISH COMMAND

... away after spending four or five hours on the beach at Dunkirk. Rifleman Smyth, of the Royal Ulster Rifles, whose home is in Belfast, said the bombing and machine-gunning of the beach at Dunkirk was continuous. _ “The safest place was in the water, he ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 496 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

SUPERIORITY OF OUR R.A.F

... evacuation of Dunkirk. A.B. Finnegan is a married man with seven children. His father fought in the last war and was wounded at Loos. In an interview, A.B. Finnegan said he was engaged with 72 other ratings in rowing troops from the beach at Dunkirk to waiting ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 247 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

TIMELY TIPS

... Died Bat! a Halifax inquest showed mat l*te. Arthur Stevens. 21, of Hill, Staffs, one of the B.E.F. troops evrunated from Dunkirk, died from heart disease while battling in a park lake. ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 280 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SCHARNHORST BOMBED HIT MEAD FUNNEL,

... see that Jerry kept as high as possible w hen came over in ’planes, and they were fighting continuously until their arrival Dunkirk. village convenient to this port recounted a ** glorious bayonet charge, * quote his own words. He was on reconnaissance, ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 1144 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

A Belfast Novelty

... Into their home came three existence of either Orange or Masonic Ulster members of the 8.E.F., just Halls. arrived from Dunkirk. Such places as the Union Club, the Thev got to talking of home associa- y.M.C.A., and the C.I.Y.M.S. are also . tions and ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1267 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

ALLIED FORCES NORWAY LEAVE KING AND GOVERNMENT ARE NOW IN BRITAIN

... S. Amery. Secretary of State for India, at their woodland camp, somewhere in Surrey. When the Indians were evacuated from Dunkirk with the B.E.F. they had, to their great regret, to leave their wonderful mules behind. The Commander of one ot the units ...

Published: Saturday 15 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Weekly Telegraph
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Illustrated | Words: 634 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

POWER or THE NAVY

... quanuues. , .xml there Cock, rung 1940. flown unflown (con to improve the rate of three .rf D. Kv-mohan Bow , iour to one at Dunkirk. (Cheer?.) will a larsce h Rallvrae'na *3, S. M CYcta - , do. Hen—l. addition, all injured machines and their ui t near future ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1940
Newspaper: Ballymena Observer
County: Antrim, Northern Ireland
Type: Article | Words: 950 | Page: 2 | Tags: none