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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304	Log in to enlarge	/1900 CONFIDENTIAL. Part Ind Sclo/2 CW 2 558/41. cw- 1941 BRANO OFFICE OF No.B23/D/321/41 MILITARY TARY MILI 5 APR KIRAL 1941 FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING, DOVER. 2nd April, 1941. Sir, 7th following March, special pleased to lay before Their 2558/41 of the With 1941, reference be to Admiralty Letter C.W. Harold Pitcairn recommendation for an award to Lordships Commander Henderson, R.N. 2. Commander Henderson was recommended Lge "Mention" "DYNAMO"; on page 135 of the Recommendations for by me for a Gazette this was approved and published in the Operation London bu of 16th August, 1940. 3. I suggested only a "Mention" for his at Operation had been "DYNAMO" because, outstanding as they services in in his preceded by even more valuable and were, they of the capacity as British Naval Liaison Officer courageous services staff particularly Coasts during the operations on the French June, 1940, Amiral du Nord between August, 1939 and on the re sh which were followed by the evacuation from and Dunkirk. Belgian is; which were rendered on shore, appeared to be the services, periodic The correct time for representing such A half-yearly Dispatch, and I duly included his next om nt Section enclosure to Dover Letter No. A14/0/1535/40 of name 25th October, in the 1940, "B", Item 1. result of that representation. He was not, however, awarded MO. a decoration as a We hr en 4. I did not it latter recommendation "DYNAMO" I services that On reviewing the feel In and so that that clearly event this with may I trust his be partly that this consideration the cause explanation of as 7. that services in Lordships to give favourable as I feel accorded to him. an injustice has the been forthcoming done in list the lack of awards, of recognition en ra 5. recommendation made six months ago. convenience of reference I append a copy of the 11 "Commander Harold Pitcairn Henderson, R.N. British Naval Liaison Officer, Dunkirk. Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette of 16th August, 1940. August, 1939 as until the evacuation of the Allied Armies he at Dunkirk British Naval Liaison Officer from 24th This officer served on the staff of Amiral du Nord in June, 1940. Throughout his period of service tact, carried out his duties with the greatest zeal, Secretary Whitehall, of the Admiralty, /ability and resource...... on London' S.W.1.	London Dover March May Page

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/1900
CONFIDENTIAL.
Part Ind Sclo/2 CW 2 558/41.
cw-
1941
BRANO
OFFICE OF
No.B23/D/321/41
MILITARY
TARY
MILI
5
APR KIRAL 1941
FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING, DOVER.
2nd April, 1941.
Sir,
7th following March, special pleased to lay before Their 2558/41 of the
With 1941, reference be to Admiralty Letter C.W.
Harold Pitcairn recommendation for an award to Lordships Commander
Henderson, R.N.
2.
Commander Henderson was recommended
Lge
"Mention" "DYNAMO"; on page 135 of the Recommendations for by me for a
Gazette this was approved and published in the Operation London
bu
of 16th August, 1940.
3.
I suggested only a "Mention" for his
at
Operation had been "DYNAMO" because, outstanding as they services in
in his preceded by even more valuable and were, they
of the capacity as British Naval Liaison Officer courageous services staff
particularly Coasts during the operations on the French June, 1940,
Amiral du Nord between August, 1939 and on the
re
sh
which were followed by the evacuation from and Dunkirk. Belgian
is;
which were rendered on shore, appeared to be the services, periodic
The correct time for representing such
A
half-yearly Dispatch, and I duly included his next
om
nt
Section enclosure to Dover Letter No. A14/0/1535/40 of name 25th October, in the 1940,
"B", Item 1.
result of that representation.
He was not, however, awarded MO. a decoration as a
We
hr
en
4.
I did not it latter recommendation "DYNAMO" I services that
On reviewing the feel
In and so that that clearly event this with may I trust his be partly that this consideration the cause explanation of as
7.
that services in Lordships to give favourable as I feel
accorded to him.
an injustice has the been forthcoming done in list the lack of awards, of recognition
en
ra
5.
recommendation made six months ago.
convenience of reference I append a copy of the
11
"Commander Harold Pitcairn Henderson, R.N.
British Naval Liaison Officer, Dunkirk.
Mentioned in Despatches - London Gazette of 16th August, 1940.
August, 1939 as until the evacuation of the Allied Armies he
at Dunkirk British Naval Liaison Officer from 24th
This officer served on the staff of Amiral du Nord
in June, 1940. Throughout his period of service tact,
carried out his duties with the greatest zeal,
Secretary Whitehall, of the Admiralty,
/ability and resource......
on
London' S.W.1.