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

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p.m.
Four bombs hit by machine dropped guns, close, set on two fire diving and crashed. enemy planes
5 p.m.
R.A.F. fighters up. Cease fire ordered.
10 p.m.
Resumed embarking troops.
24 p.m.
Left Dunkirk with approximately 350 troops on board.
urday, 1st June (continued)
05 p.m.
When wounded, off No. the 6. Buoy picked up three diving following members of the men "GAVA's" who were crew overboard to assist them:-
H. Gawne - Deck Hand.
J. Jones -
"
"
A. Munn - W/T operator.
Lge
Received sole survivors of French Sloop sunk in vicinity -
but survivors and wounded.
2.00 p.m.
Stopped to rescue further survivors, and having at rescued all seen proceeded alongside French trawler which was damaged and engines broken down and took off further survivors, in all 137, being crew of
French destroyer "FOUDROYANT", several being wounded re and burned.
Lsh is;
3.10 p.m.
Attacked by two planes, one bomb dropped and gun fire in opened, one plane set on fire and brought down by come
British destroyer.
intil
3.13 p.m.
Order cease fire.
.3.35 p.m.
We
All survivors on board, proceeded.
:hre
3.46 p.m.
en
Ordered hopper to take French trawler in tow.
6.35 p.m.
Anchored in Ramsgate Roads.
Wounded survivors and troops handed in at Ramsgate by launches on account of insufficient water to get alongisde.
ent
Official figures of rescued - The 365 French C.O., officers troops. and re approximately 127
ratings from French
111
destroyer "FOUDROYANT".
A Total of Ramsgate. 502 landed at
The vessel touched bottom several times during operations at Dunkirk.
4
(sgd.)
on
Gava Gawne Jones Munn Roads

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p.m.
Four
bombs
hit by machine dropped guns, close, set on two fire diving and crashed. enemy planes
5 p.m.
R.A.F. fighters up. Cease fire ordered.
10 p.m.
Resumed embarking troops.
24 p.m.
Left Dunkirk with approximately 350 troops on board.
urday, 1st June (continued)
05 p.m.
When wounded, off No. the 6. Buoy picked up three
diving following members of the men "GAVA's" who were crew
overboard to assist them :-
H. Gawne - Deck Hand.
J. Jones -
"
"
A. Munn - W/T operator.
Lge
Received sole survivors of French Sloop sunk in vicinity -
but
survivors and wounded.
2.00 p.m.
Stopped to rescue further survivors, and having
at
rescued all seen proceeded alongside French trawler
which was damaged and engines broken down and took
off further survivors, in all 137, being crew of
French destroyer "FOUDROYANT", several being wounded
re
and burned.
Lsh
is;
3.10 p.m.
Attacked by two planes, one bomb dropped and gun fire
in
opened, one plane set on fire and brought down by
come
British destroyer.
intil
3.13 p.m.
Order cease fire.
.3.35 p.m.
We
All survivors on board, proceeded.
:hre
3.46 p.m.
en
Ordered hopper to take French trawler in tow.
6.35 p.m.
Anchored in Ramsgate Roads.
Wounded survivors and troops handed in at Ramsgate
by launches on account of insufficient water to get
alongisde.
ent
Official figures of rescued - The 365 French C.O., officers troops. and
re
approximately 127
ratings from French
111
destroyer "FOUDROYANT".
A Total of Ramsgate. 502 landed at
The vessel touched bottom several times during
operations at Dunkirk.
4
(sgd.)
on