From the site Von Poop posted today! icWales - Wartime escape drama re-told Didn't see this post before. Looked up the book mentioned in article. Looks interesting. Life in the Welsh Guards gan Sydney Pritchard, cyhoeddwyd gan Y Lolfa
Victory: The winning of a war or battle; success attained in a contest or struggle. Dunkirk? I think not. Salvation, deliverance, most certainly. Heroic, titanic and emotional, too. Lucky as well. It may even have been providential since it meant re-equipping with up-to-date kit.