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.

Holding archive: TNA
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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170	Log in to enlarge	Page 132 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. ROYAL DAFFODIL (Continued). Second Engineer William Leonard Evans. to be kept and engines running. Assisting the Chief Engineer and enabling steam Recommended for mention. W. C. E. Smith, 7520070, R.A.M.C. This soldier was recommended by the Master for excellent work which he did in tending the wounded and sick through the voyage. Recommended for mention. ROYAL SOVEREIGN - Thomas Jeffrey Aldis, Master. (Decorated for this operation in London Gazette 7th June,1940). This ship completed seven trips, continually under gunfire and bombing. Brought a very large number of troops back to this country. HOSPITAL CARRIER - ST. ANDREW - Herbert Cecil Bond, Master. This ship completed two trips, and on the first she was so heavily shelled off Calais, and had no alternative but to escape the range of fire by crossing the minefields. Again, on the second trip she was continually under raids from aircraft. Recommendation. OFFICER. Master, Herbert Cecil Bond. Showed great skill in manoeuvring the ship into Dunkirk, whilst under continued bombardment from the air. Recommended for mention. ST. HELIER - Reginald Richard Pittman. Master. This ship did five trips to Dunkirk, and in addition, two trips bofore Dynamo started, to Calais and Boulogne. On the first trip, whilst in Dunkirk, there was a very heavy/	London Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign St. Andrew St. Helier Aldis Bond Evans Page Smith Thomas

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
ROYAL DAFFODIL (Continued).
Second Engineer William Leonard Evans.
to be kept and engines running.
Assisting the Chief Engineer and enabling steam
Recommended for mention.
W. C. E. Smith, 7520070, R.A.M.C.
This soldier was recommended by the Master for
excellent work which he did in tending the wounded
and sick through the voyage.
Recommended for mention.
ROYAL SOVEREIGN - Thomas Jeffrey Aldis, Master. (Decorated for
this operation in London Gazette 7th June,1940).
This ship completed seven trips, continually under
gunfire and bombing. Brought a very large number of
troops back to this country.
HOSPITAL CARRIER - ST. ANDREW - Herbert Cecil Bond, Master.
This ship completed two trips, and on the first she
was so heavily shelled off Calais, and had no alternative
but to escape the range of fire by crossing the minefields.
Again, on the second trip she was continually under raids
from aircraft.
Recommendation.
OFFICER.
Master, Herbert Cecil Bond.
Showed great skill in manoeuvring the ship into
Dunkirk, whilst under continued bombardment from the
air.
Recommended for mention.
ST. HELIER - Reginald Richard Pittman. Master.
This ship did five trips to Dunkirk, and in addition,
two trips bofore Dynamo started, to Calais and Boulogne.
On the first trip, whilst in Dunkirk, there was a very
heavy/