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More information on the Arandora Star

by gbadmin Published October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 Leave a comment

I have unexpectedly found a new piece of information to add to my earlier posting (10 September 2018)  about the Arandora Star,  sunk in July 194o with the loss of 800 men, a loss of life which had such a profound effect on the Italian community in South Wales. At half term, we made a successful…

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The Arandora Star

by gbadmin Published September 10, 2018October 30, 2018 Leave a comment

We have had such a busy summer that I failed to post this! I wrote it and then never managed to put it on the website.  I had to do it though, because it is such an important story and one that we shouldn’t forget. My article in the July edition of Welsh Country Magazine  examines…

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