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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148	Log in to enlarge	Page 108. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Motor Launch MERMAIDEN: - Petty Sub.Lieutenant Officer F.J. Norton, May 31st R.N. June 3rd - June 4th. Charles Edward Stewart - June Beale, 3rd Recommendations, Petty Officer F. J. Norton, Pensr. 4307. Leading Stoker W. Horn, R.F.R. MERMAIDEN to Dunkirk. They both showed These 2 ratings proceeded with the Motor Launch ties, especially when bombed and machine-gunned, On initiative and devotion to duty under great great difficulthe second trip, Petty Officer Norton took the boat which over himself, and proceeded into Dunkirk Harbour, at that time was being shelled. Petty Officer F. J. Norton, P. N. 4307. Recommended for mention. Leading Stoker W. A. S. Horn, R.F.R. Recommended for decoration. Motor Boat 275. - Chief Petty Officer Leighton. This boat was used off the beaches at Dunkirk during severe bombing from the air. Direct hits were registered on several vessels. Boat proceeded to pick up survivors during the bombing attacks, and, having filled up, proceeded towards Ramsgate. On her way across she was fired at by 3 trawlers at 1,100 yards range, one of whom then tried to ram her. All the crew and survivors jumped overboard except two R.N.V.R. officers and Able Seaman Strand. The R.N.V.R. officers were wounded and Strand took charge of the boat, narrowly preventing the boat being rammed. The boat was eventually towed to Ramsgate. Recommendation. Able Seaman L. F. Strand, C/J.69009. Acted with great coolness and resource under fire in taking charge of boat when his officers had been wounded, and the remainder of the crew and survivors had jumped overboard, and taking such actior as was necessary to prevent boat being rammed and to enable identification of the boat to be effected. Recommended for decoration.	Boat Mermaiden Beale Leighton May Norton Page Stewart Strand
224	Log in to enlarge	0 Shipwright 2nd Class (Pensioner) PN. 4307, Charles Motor Greenwood, Yacht ERICA.8899, Petty Second Officer Engineer F.J. J. Norton, Steward, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Launch MERMAIDEN Boswain P. McFadden, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Able Seaman J. Upperton, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Able Seaman T. Bassett, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Ordinary Seaman C. Bassett, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Fireman S. Khan, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Fireman M. Mohand, S.S. DORIEN ROSE Petty Officer Telegraphist Cooley, P/J.93203, R.N.L.B. WALTON & FRINTON Able 1st Engineman Seaman MacManus, R. Walter, P/SSX.14756, Launch HAIG R.N.L.B. WALTON & FRINTON T. 3rd Engineer J.H. Spain, Launch KESTREL Able Seaman F. Cherry, 3rd Engineer, Launch SWALLOW Master T.J. Hopwood, Tug LADY BRASSEY VSkipper Henry Forester, Master W.S.3348, Tug ST. OLAVE Master H.F. Boyce, HOPPER BARGE W.24 Auxiliary Fireman Eric Gordon Wright, London Fire Brigade Fire Float MASSEY SHAW Auxiliary Fireman Henry Albert William Day, London Fire Brigade Fire Float MASSEY SHAW Lieutenant Richard Eyre, R.N., M.A./S.B.10 Lieutenant Ralph Kenneth Livingstone Waller, R.N.V.R., M.T.B.68 Leading Seaman Percy Ward, JX.134801, M.T.B.68 Able Seaman Sydney Davey, 146839, M.T.B.68 Leading Seaman Albert Dawkin, PS/SX.17391, M.T.B.102 Lieutenant John Cameron, R.N.V.R., M.T.B.107 Chief Petty Officer M.J. Driver, 6134D, M.T.B.107 Leading Stoker C.W.T. Murrin, P/KX.82587, M.T.B.107 Lieutenant-Commander Laurence Henry Phillips, R.N., Commanding Officer of H.M.S. AMAZONE Commander Charles Euman, R.N. (Retd.) Commanding Officer of Lieutenant-Commander Kenneth Warden Stewart, R.N., BRENDARIS, MARLBOROUGH, WOLF Petty Officer Thomas A. Willins, P/J.100988, Dutch Skoot Dutch Skoot FREDANJA 1 Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Jack S. Ambrose, FREDANJA P/MX.65337, Leading Seaman Lauchan McLean Watt Dutch Gibb, D/J.64311, Skoot FREDANJA Dutch Lieutenant Petty Officer Alexander Tyson, R.N., Dutch Skoot H.M.S. Skoot H.M.S. LENA REIGER VChief Able Master 1st Officer Seaman Officer William J. Francis R. Hay Fowles, F. Baker, Pembury, Herbert Hospital - BIARRITZ Hospital Franklin, Carrier Dutch Carrier Coaster P/J.96765, ISLE OF ISLE H.M.S. GUERNSEY OF GUERNS ZEUS 2nd Officer Arthur Patrick - PRAGUE VV W.C.E. William Leonard - PRAGUE - DAFFODIL Second Engineer John Bingham Woodhouse, Joseph Paterson, Master 7520070, R.A.M.C. Evans, - ROYAL Commodore Captain John Konts.John Smith, Herbert Gilbert Hubert Oliver Otway Hospital R.N. - R.N. First Officer Cecil Bond, ROYAL Carrier DAFFODIL ST. ANDREW ST. C.M.G., HELIER (Vice-Admi ( award R.N., (Vice Admiral Retire THE THE THE THE Ruthven, R.N. McClelland, Junor, R.N. R.N. Hay, - Frank SWALLOW Neil Brockett, R.N.R.	Amazone Biarritz Commodore Eric Erica Fredanja Gordon Haig Kestrel Lady Brassey Lena London Marlborough Massey Shaw Mermaiden Prague Reiger Rose St. Andrew Swallow Zeus Alexander Ambrose Baker Barge Bond Boyce Cherry Cooley Davey Day Driver Euman Evans Eyre Fowles Francis Franklin Gibb Gilbert Gordon Greenwood Haig Hay Hopwood Khan MacManus McClelland Mohand Murrin Norton Paterson Patrick Pembury Phillips Rose Shaw Smith Spain Steward Stewart Thomas Tyson Upperton Walter Ward Woodhouse Wright