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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166	Log in to enlarge	Page 128 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. HOSPITAL CARRIER - ISLE OF GUERNSEY - Ernest Leonard Hill Master she was heavily bombed and damaged. No further trips This carrier did two trips, and on the second trip were made owing to this damage. Recommendations. OFFICERS. Master, Ernest Leonard Hill. Showed great initiative and seamanship in getting alongside at Dunkirk, due to the number of ships and the number of wrecks. On the second trip, ship was bombed, but the Master still carried on, and again through his initiative reached Dunkirk and loaded up. Recommended for decoration. Chief Officer R. F. Pembury. This Officer displayed great initiative in assisting the Master to get the ship alongside during the above two trips. Recommended for mention. RATINGS. Able Seaman J. Fowles. Showed great courage in climbing down ship's ladder whilst under way to try and rescue an airman. Unable to do so as ship was then attacked by bombs, cannon and machine guns. Airman was later picked up in another ship. Recommended for mention. PERSONNEL SHIP - KING GEORGE V. - Robert Mallum McLean, Master. This vessel was employed on fetching troops. Proceeded to Dunkirk Harbour during the operation and brought back a very large number of troops. This was done continuously under severe bombing and machine gunning, which was a very great strain on the Master and crew of the ship, as in addition they had to proceed each time to recoal at Sheerness. Recommendations/	Isle of Guernsey King George King George V TS King George V Fowles George Hill King Page Pembury
167	Log in to enlarge	Page 129 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. PERSONNEL SHIP - KING GEORGE V. (Continued). Recommendations. OFFICER. Master, Robert Mallum McLean. Displayed great gallantry in the handling of his ship, in view of the difficulties of entering into Dunkirk Harbour with the number of ships and the wrecks in the vicinity. Recommended for decoration. RATING. Able Seaman Donald Joseph McKinnon. Displayed great gallantry. Jumped to a spare Lewis gun and to the last, blazed away with remarkable skill, despite being machine gunned from plane. He kept the gun going, reloading himself, until the attacks had ceased. Recommended for decoration. H.M. TRANSPORT - LEVENWOOD - William Oswald Young, Master. This ship proceeded to Dunkirk on the 31st May and proceeded to the beaches, where she was heavily bombed by enemy planes. After having been there for a matter of four hours, lying off the beaches, the Master proceeded to put the ship on the beach in order to facilitiate the loading of troops. Recommendations. OFFICER. Master, William Oswald Young. By his seamanship and initiative, and by the use of his lifeboats, he was able to pick up a large number of troops. This continued until, owing to the tide, it was impossible to hold the ship. On this particular day a considerable surf was running throughout this operation, and there were continual raids by aircraft. Recommended for docoration. RATINGS	King George King George V Levenwood TS King George V Day George King Last Lewis May McKinnon Page Young
229	Log in to enlarge	Wt. 22622/4318 50M 9/38 S.E.R. Ltd. Gp. 671. 09) base 6801 Val 2 03VC Register No. Minute Sheet No. Naval of the Secretary. Merchant have been inserted on the instructions and men of The following Navy additional names of officers D.S.C. Mr. David Douglas Robb, Chief Engineer, ISLE OF GUERNSEY. Mr. William MacGregor, Chief Engineer, KING GEORGE V. Mr. George Clifford Frederick Todley, Second Engineer, MAID OF ORLEANS. Mr. Rowland Baxter, Master, PRAGUE. Mr. Walter Ernest Oxenham, Chief Engineer, PRAGUE. Mr. A.Patterson, Chief Officer, ROYAL DAFFODIL. Mr. Andrew Sinclair, Chief ineer, ROYAL SOVEREIGN. Mr. A.B. Freeman, First Officer, ST. HELIER. Mr. H.Whiteway, Master, TYNWALD. Mr. Charles Mason, Radio Officer, TYNWALD. D.S.M. Quartermaster Henry Russell, MAID OF ORLEANS. Donkeyman Albert Delamain, ROYAL DAFFODIL. Chief Steward Thomas Edward Manser, ROYAL SOVEREIGN. Quartermaster Clarence T. Walkey, ST.HELIER. Mention in Despatches. (Posthumous) Fireman A. Phillips, BIARRITZ. Mention in Despatches. Captain R.Hughes, Master, KILLARNEY. Captain C.G. West, O.B.E., Master, NEPHRITE. Captain H. Clarke, Master, PRINCESS MAUD. Captain J.N. Larbalestier, Master, ROEBUCK. Mr. W.Lister, Purser, TYNWALD. Carpenter J.Garre, TYNWALD. Donkeyman A.Allen, TYNWALD. Jumph 25th July, 1940. Naral Secretary. Naval Secretary has given orders for the following further names to be inserted:- Mention in Despatches. Captain Thomas C. Woods, Master, LADY OF MANN. /Captain A.M. Poole, Master, LADY SOUTHBOROUGH. (Hopper Barge). Captain Ewen Mackinnon, Master, LOCH GARRY. Captain R.G. Banks, Acting Master, Lighter X.209. Captain William Josiah Penny, Master, Tug St. Clears. /Captain Robert Durrant, Master, Drifter LORD RODNEY. /Captain John William Dickinson, Master, NGORAMA. vMr. Victor Smith, Mate, Drifter JAVA. /Mr. Raymond Crane, Engineer, M.V. LAROC. Mr. Jack Lynn, Mate, M.V. LAROC. Xxxx Steward H.A.E. Frost, M.V. LAROC. Deckhand Leonard Lynn, M.V. LAROC. deshington for Naval Secretary 28th July, 1940.	Biarritz Drifter Isle of Guernsey Java Killarney King George King George V Lady of Mann Lady Southborough Laroc Lord Rodney Maid of Orleans Nephrite Prague Princess Princess Maud Roebuck Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign St. Helier TS King George V TSS Princess Maud Tynwald Allen Banks Barge Baxter Clarke Crane Delamain Dickinson Douglas Durrant Frederick Freeman Frost George Hughes King Larbalestier Lynn MacKinnon Mann Manser Mason Maud Oxenham Penny Phillips Poole Robb Russell Sinclair Smith Steward Thomas Walkey Walter West Whiteway Woods