Operation Dynamo reports and recommendations for awards, volume 2 (1940–1942), documenting service during the Dunkirk evacuation and the cases submitted for official recognition.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 116/4649. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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TOP Copy Su ROM: Lieutenant Jordan R.N.R., C.X.O., Fleetwood. DA 29th October, 1940. 536 TO : Port Fishery Captain, Fleetwood. no under recommendation was given for the crews of the Fleetwood It is apparently felt among the Trawler Owners here, that report my command in the Evacuation of Dunkirk. As apparently trawlers my consider for forwarding a copy of my log to the Ministry you of Fisheries has been overlooked, it would be esteemed if would which the pricipal days of my operations with the flotilla, during themselves. the following ships of same, conspicuously distinguished These were Gava Flag Ship. Skipper Day. Clifton Co. "Evelyn Rose" ii A.J.Lewis. Boston Co. "Edwina" " P. Bedford. that if also the two gunners of the "Gava", A.W. Sumner, R.F. Gowing. hether The other ships of the flotilla were : "Velia" Jacinta" and "Dhoon". whom from I commend for the work they did, in taking the troops bore the Harbour to the good Transports. The Gava", large and transports "Edwina four and the weight of an aerial attack from on several the "Gava", no less than accurate shooting for in already one attack, bombed together and sinking with trans- saving the bombed and machine gunned flotilla themselves. carried Rose" co-operated very well and of this the Fishing Community 12th the highest The gunners traditions on helped the "Gava them had considerably the benefit in of been carried out action before. to the for no several less the months which Dunkirk, from men who and my had orders neve: (Sgd.) F. JORDAN, Senior Examination Officer, Lieutenant R.N.R., Fleetwood. Three crew received the O.B.E. for Lifesaving at