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NMM / 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i
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NMM 940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

Volume I of Lt Col G. P. Orde’s alphabetical research report on vessels associated with Operation Dynamo. This site provides independently written summaries and factual index metadata, not source images or transcriptions.

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940.542.1 1940 Orde vol i

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing only pages tagged with the vessel name Fidget. Tags are exact matches from this collection’s OCR tag index. Clear vessel filter ×

3 matching pages. Summaries are research aids and should be checked against the original records.

List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 139–324 of this collection
PageVolume Research summaryFactual index tags
139 vol i

Research summary for source page 139. The page concerns Eystander. The factual index links this page to the vessels Boat, Broke, Bystander, Dawn, Fidget, Fisher Boy, Jacketa, Silver Dawn and The King. Indexed surnames include Barge, Cook, Cubison, Elton, Fisher, King and Scott. The indexed activity is dated 29 May and 30 May. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Ramsgate. The page appears to record that the subject encountered mechanical trouble or damage, operated in convoy or with other vessels, was associated with a service award or official recognition and did not complete, or was reported unwilling or unable to undertake, an intended passage. The OCR indicates movements including arrival at or return to Ramsgate. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 74; these figures may be approximate or affected by OCR error. Additional factual points include the loss or sinking of a vessel. The page appears to compare or qualify different accounts, so participation, sequence or figures may be disputed rather than established. This is an independently generated discovery note based on factual signals extracted from OCR, not a transcription or reproduction of the source wording; consult the original record before relying on it.

322 vol i

Research summary for source page 322. The page concerns Fidget. The factual index links this page to the vessels Drifter and Fidget. The indexed activity is dated 29 May, 30 May and 31 May. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Ramsgate. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 114, 150 and 304; these figures may be approximate or affected by OCR error. This is an independently generated discovery note based on factual signals extracted from OCR, not a transcription or reproduction of the source wording; consult the original record before relying on it.

324 vol i

Research summary for source page 324. The page concerns Fisher boy. The factual index links this page to the vessels Dawn, Drifter, Fidget, Fisher Boy, Jacketa, Lord Cavan and Silver Dawn. Indexed surnames include Brown, Cubison and Fisher. The indexed activity is dated 28 May, 29 May, 30 May and 31 May. Places identified in the OCR-derived metadata include Dunkirk and Ramsgate. The page appears to record that the subject was associated with a service award or official recognition. The OCR indicates movements including departure from or passage towards Fidget. OCR-derived troop figures mentioned on the page include 144, 200 and 233; these figures may be approximate or affected by OCR error. This is an independently generated discovery note based on factual signals extracted from OCR, not a transcription or reproduction of the source wording; consult the original record before relying on it.