Hamilton Advertiser - Tag - world war two

WARTIME ACE WALLACE DIES

Hamilton Advertiser — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:00:00 GMT

BATTLE of Britain ace Wallace Cunningham has died at his Lesmahagow home, aged 94.

Hamilton airman’s great escape during WW2 to feature on TV

Hamilton Advertiser — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A TV DOCUMENTARY is to be made about a Hamilton war hero who evaded capture after being shot down over Belgium during the Second World War.

Bothwell war hero (96) returns to WW2 battle field

Hamilton Advertiser — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

A BOTHWELL OAP was among a group of ex-servicemen who returned – for probably the last time – to the scene of one of World War Two’s most important battles.

RAF historians search for information on former Hamilton man

Hamilton Advertiser — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

RAF HISTORIANS are searching for clues about a former Hamilton airman who remarkably survived after being shot down over Belgium in World War Two – and whose parachute was later used for a little girl’s Holy Communion dress.

£4.1m upgrading at Hamilton waste water works completed

Hamilton Advertiser — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:00:00 GMT

A £4.1m project to rebuild a waste water treatment works in Hamilton has been hailed a huge success.

Search is on for relatives of war hero

Hamilton Advertiser — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

EFFORTS are being made to trace surviving relatives of a Lanarkshire war hero.