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North Finchley, 7.7.41
The Admiralty,
Whitehall, S.W.1.
y I, Georges Ragaert, kindly drawn your attention to the following matters.
earned recently that the men who took part in the evacuation of the B.E.F.
erque last have been rewarded by the Admiralty. I am a Belgian
of Zeebruge, year and deemed it my duty to make it known to you that I also took
1 these operations of which feats no acknowledge was received.
I have these facts to my own Government on two occasions without the
test results, reported and are inclined to doubt wether this report ever reached you.
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fore Dear Sir, allow me to make the following statement.
On Mai 18th Zeebruge in command of the fishing motorboat at 2.50
ppe d and ZUZANNA, with France several as days. On Mai 29th I received orders arriving the
LYDIE 1940, I left destination. I arrived the next day by
10
ere I was ordered Authorities by the to English Authorities to proceed to Dunkerque
noh Naval stayed there for proceed with my vessel to Ramsgate On and to
sist in the evacuation.
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with 100 English Soldiers on night board, I soon took
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nother fter On landing Mai 30th these arrived men I at sailed Ramsgate back to I Dunkerque landed them and savely during at the Ramsgate another 110 on Mai
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Soldiers on board, Dunkerque and managed to take 1st.
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sailed back which to I landed savely at Ramsgate on In June spite of
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2nd I returned on board, back to Dunkerque during during the the evening. whole night, Ramsgate. I was able the
fierce to take bombardments once more 98 which English we had Soldiers to sustain on board but and landed owing to them the at remorseless and
On June 3rd I returned once again to Dunkerque only able to take a 10 furthermore
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which board, we landed at Ramsgate.
On June 4th on I was ordered by not the to "luftwaffe" sail back to and Dunkerque the enemy the was harbour near the was
point object of to taking intense possession bombardments of Dunkerque.
I
was
ordered
by the On June 6th I sailed to to ferry Le Havre, troops service on and arriving refugees till June at across this in 10th. which port the During my river ship Seine the received to
Brouville. following French night I Authorities done this ferrying heavy the loss aireal of all bombardment my property. ship which took me
hit 12th I was England. fortunate to get on board another threated as & Belgian
across On the Channel to
refugee. On June Later 13th on his I I landed joined poor savings at my Shoreham father he had in and London to was fit in further who me this out was struggle with staying a new forfreedom, there suit as of a clothes. I
refugee. Out 1940, Royal anxious Navy, Sheldon. and to do are my proud share to be serving at the present and time
in H.M.S.
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taking the father's adress: Jules Ragaert, 42 Woodside Park Road,
a 1 truet Dear Sirion you the will Services give these rendered, matters I will your expect kind attention, a favorable reply
which Finchley you N.12.
I am, Sir,
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Your obedient Servant,
(Sgd.) Ragaert Georges