TNA / ADM 116 4649

TNA ADM 116 4649

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TNA ADM 116 4649

Operation Dynamo reports and recommendations for awards, volume 2 (1940–1942), documenting service during the Dunkirk evacuation and the cases submitted for official recognition.

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Collection reference: ADM 116 4649

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 116/4649. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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161	Log in to enlarge	Page 123 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Dutch Skoot H.M.S. HONDSRUG (Continued). Recommendations. OFFICER. Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Renny, R.N.R. Displayed exceptional endurance, initiative determination during 9 days of continuous operation, and during which his vessel was frequently under air attack. Handled his vessel with great skill and judgment, consequently succeeding in avoiding the navigational dangers which brought so many other skoots to grief. Beached his vessel with good judgment as necessary to embark troops. Recommended for decoration. RATING. t Petty Officer James Potts, D/J.92816. 9 Acted as coxswain and displayed high qualities of leadership with his inexperienced crew. Showed great coolness under fire when the unarmed HONDSRUG was machine gunned and bombed, and was a tower of strength throughout the operation. Recommended for decoration. Dutch Skoot H.M.S. LENA - Lieutenant-Commander Richard Purnell Caesar Hawkins, R.N. (Ret.). Recommendation. RATING. Leading Seaman Lauchan McLean Watt Gibb, D/J.64311. Coxswain of this vessel. During 3 round trips was conspicuous for his untiring work during embarkation and attending to the comfort of those troops embarked as far as was possible. His conduct under bombing attack when the ship was damaged was exemplary. Recommended for mention. Dutch/	Comfort Hondsrug Lena Frederick Gibb Hawkins Page Potts Renny Thomas

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
Dutch Skoot H.M.S. HONDSRUG (Continued).
Recommendations.
OFFICER.
Lieutenant Frederick Thomas Renny, R.N.R.
Displayed exceptional endurance, initiative
determination during 9 days of continuous operation, and
during which his vessel was frequently under air
attack. Handled his vessel with great skill and
judgment, consequently succeeding in avoiding the
navigational dangers which brought so many other
skoots to grief. Beached his vessel with good
judgment as necessary to embark troops.
Recommended for decoration.
RATING.
t
Petty Officer James Potts, D/J.92816.
9
Acted as coxswain and displayed high qualities
of leadership with his inexperienced crew. Showed
great coolness under fire when the unarmed HONDSRUG
was machine gunned and bombed, and was a tower of
strength throughout the operation.
Recommended for decoration.
Dutch Skoot H.M.S. LENA - Lieutenant-Commander Richard Purnell
Caesar Hawkins, R.N. (Ret.).
Recommendation.
RATING.
Leading Seaman Lauchan McLean Watt Gibb, D/J.64311.
Coxswain of this vessel. During 3 round trips
was conspicuous for his untiring work during
embarkation and attending to the comfort of those
troops embarked as far as was possible. His
conduct under bombing attack when the ship was
damaged was exemplary.
Recommended for mention.
Dutch/