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DUNKIRK veteran Frank Campling good reason to foal bitter about World War Two having lost the sight of one eye

... “air raids or no air raids” He concludes: awoke in mid-Channel with the smoke of Dunkirk drifting over the horizon that was France - and I hadn’t even a scratch” After Dunkirk Frank spent 12 months at a training base in Doncaster before being sent to the ...

Published: Thursday 26 July 1990
Newspaper: Glamorgan Gazette
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 2330 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK-END PROGRAMMES FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 23 Windsor, Heath DUNKIRK (War Drama) Odeon. Port Talbot ..

... WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK-END PROGRAMMES FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 23 Windsor, Heath DUNKIRK (War Drama) Odeon. Port Talbot Plaza. Port Talbot Ritz, Skewen ROONEY (Comedy) Grand. Port Talbot . THE QUIET AMERICAN (Romance) Picturedrome, Talbach Drama) Empire, Neath ...

Published: Friday 22 August 1958
Newspaper: Porthcawl Guardian
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Advertisement | Words: 46 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

WINDSOII r. Park NSA TU. U 3 Patrons Week commencing AUGUST 101 h. Far Six Days The Great Naval Drama

... Days The Great Naval Drama of World War 11. Here is a vivid reconstruction of the epic of Dunkirk. Presenting JOHN MILLS Richard ATTENBOROUGH Bernard LEE 1 X DUNKIRK Showing at 2.00, and 7.50 Also FULL SUPPORTING PROGRAMME DON'T FORGET SATURDAY NEXT, August ...

Published: Friday 15 August 1958
Newspaper: Porthcawl Guardian
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Advertisement | Words: 95 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

WHAT'S ON THIS WEEK-END

... Empire, Reath THE LEFT HANDED OUR ‘Western) Windsor. Reath THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW 4 Western/ Lodge. Briton Perry DUNKIRK (War Drama) Ritz. Eliewen ()rand. Port Talbot MAN OF THE WEST (Western) Odeon, Port Talbot TRAIL Plaza. ...

Published: Friday 20 February 1959
Newspaper: Porthcawl Guardian
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 48 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

FIFTEEN TEARS AGO

... war they came back to aerau to avoid the strain of the blitz. William, junior, was away in thy army and was a survivor of Dunkirk. ...

Published: Friday 07 March 1952
Newspaper: Glamorgan Advertiser
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 75 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

What they say about the 'Mirror'

... radical, Labour or Socialist, but that its entire tone and accent belong to the factory and public house and kitchen. When at Dunkirk other papers were talking about miracles and the Hand of God, sail the rest of it, the ' MIRROR'S ' headline was ' Bloody ...

Published: Friday 24 May 1957
Newspaper: Glamorgan Advertiser
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 133 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

Qualified as Mining Engineer William Albert Hurd, of •••'• 219 Bridgend Road, Maesteg. received notification on ..

... preient, on a two year course. which has cent him practically al! over the country for experience. He haa been to France, Dunkirk. and Scotland. and also to Chris* College, Cambridge. He will await a post after MI course finishes In September. ...

Published: Friday 31 July 1953
Newspaper: Glamorgan Advertiser
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 81 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Bank official transferred

... transferred to Cheltenham. Mr. Peacock, who has many friends at Porthcawl, served with HM Forces throughout World War 11. was at Dunkirk. Later he _ _ _ served in Africa. Ceylon. India and Burma. was mentioned in dispatches. Mrs. Peacock is the only ' daughter ...

Published: Friday 21 June 1957
Newspaper: Porthcawl Guardian
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 98 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Police Officer Leaves Maesteg

... holding the rank of Companyl Sergeant Major. He saw service with the British Expeditionary Force and was evacuated from Dunkirk. Upon being released from the Armed Forces In 1945 he was stationed at Blackmill. and was promoted Sergeant in 1950 when he ...

Published: Friday 01 October 1954
Newspaper: Glamorgan Advertiser
County: Mid Glamorgan, Wales
Type: | Words: 142 | Page: 5 | Tags: none