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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136	Log in to enlarge	Page 96. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. HARWICH M/S DRIFTERS. Commander John Williams Damer Powell, D.S.C.,R.N.R. (Retired) Embarked in H. M. Drifter MARE 1st Senior from Dunkirk Officer of 4 Drifters. MARE embarked June, 220 troops as Captain M/S Harwich, remarks: "Each pier during a heavy bombing attack. on to his their return gave the whole credit for the enterprise Skipper leader, Commander Powell." Recommended for mention. H.MDrifter: STRIVE. - Skipper Henry Arthur Catchpole, R.N.R. afternoon and night of 31st May. During the night, Embarked troops from La Panne beach during the when all other ships had retired owing to bombing and shelling, STRIVE remained until 0430/1 and continued 287 troops. to embark troops until fully loaded, bringing back Recommendation. Skipper Henry Arthur Catchpole, R.N.R. Recommended for mention. H.M. Drifter THREE KINGS. - Skipper Arthur Victor Long, R.N.R. Recommendation. Skipper Arthur Victor Long, R.N.R. Made two trips to Dunkirk beach, on 31st May and let June, although short of his Second Hand and two men. The flotilla was heavily bombed on the way across on 31st May and THREE KINGS' engines were badly shaken. Evacuated 350 troops. Recommended for mention.	Drifter Enterprise Leader Mare Strive Three Kings Catchpole Kings Long May Page Powell Senior Williams
223	Log in to enlarge	(1977) Wt. 20777/4432 50M 10/38 S.E.R. Ltd. Gp. 671. M D Register No. Minute Sheet No. XV Lieutenant John Vander Ould, R.N.V.R., Commanding Officer, H:M.Y. LAHLOO Petty Officer H.H. Holland, J.20594, H.M.Y. AHOLA Able Seaman F.H. Finch, SSX.23237, H.M.Y. AHOLA Yacht Engineer T.M. Weir, T.124, H.M.Y. EILA II Petty Officer C.S. Smith, P/J.14350, H.M.Y. EILA II Able Seaman C.S. Marriott, P/SSX.237766, H.M.Y. EILA II Yacht Engineer D. Brewer, T.124, H.M.Y. LAHLOO Seaman George F. Mathews, R.N.R., H.O., H.M. Drifter THE BOYS Lieutenant-Commander Edward Frederick Allan Farrow, R.N.R., H.M.S. ROYAL EAGLE Ordinary Seaman Hugh Watson Miller, C/JX.170070, H.M.S. ROYAL EAGLE Lieutenant-Commander Bernard Ralph Booth, R.N.R., H.M.S. CRESTED EAGLE Engineer Lieutenant Ewart Jones, T.124, H.M.S. CRESTED EAGLE Chief Steward John Gooch, T.124, H.M.S. CRESTED EAGLE Able Seaman George Tilleny, C/SS.7050, R.F.R., B.17336, H.M.S. CRESTED EAGLE Able Seaman Frederick JamesSlack, C/J.93546, R.F.R., B.21781, H.M.S. CRESTED EAGLE X Ordinary Seaman Frank A.V. Patrick, C/JK.171302, H.M.S. CRESTED EAGLE Sub-Lieutenant Norman Walter Albert Mann, R.N.V.R., Unit Officer Engineman J. Smith, H.O., H.M. Drifter DORIENTA Stoker J.J. Shone, H.O., H.M. Drifter DORIENTA Stoker J. Pirie, R.N.R., H.M.Drifter DORIENTA Seaman Charles H. Baldry, T.124, H.M. Danlayer GULZAR Cook, George Cliefe, T.124, H.M. Danlayer GULZAR Signalman Arthur L. Shallis, OD.X.4505, H.M. Danlayer GULZAR Lieutenant Charles C.L. Gaussen, R.N.V.R., H.M. SARGASSO Danlayer Commodore Alfred Hugh Taylor, O.B.E., (Rear-Admiral Retired) Commander John Williams Damer Powell, D.S.C. (Bar), R.N.R., (Retired), H.M. Drifter MARE Skipper Henry Arthur Catchpole, R.N.R., H.M. Drifter STRIVE Skipper Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Edward Lee, R.N.V.R., H.M. Yacht Arthur Victor Long, R.M.R., H.M. Drifter THREE KINGS ALOUETTE II Second Hand John W. Fenwick, LT/KX.188753, H.M. Yacht ALOUETTE II Lieutenant Herbert Edward Wigfull, R.N.V.R., H.M.Y. CHRISTOBEL Il Ordinary Seaman John Phillip Charles Mead, LT/JX.193106, II H.M.Y. CHRISTOBEL Acting Sub-Lieutenant G.A. Cadell, R.N., M.B. LADY CABLE Lieutenant Engineer C. Victor Coggins, Alexander M.Y. MASAYRU. C.H.G. de Mauny, R.N., OCEAN Drifter BREEZE. Sub-Lieutenant K.E.A. Bayley, R.N.V.R., Motor Boat PRINCESS LILLY Sub-Lieutenant Michael Adam Anthony Chodzko, R.N.V.R., M/B. AURA Sub-Lieutenant Marwood W. P/KX.87052, )Newhaven & PHYLLIS Lifeboat LUND ROSA J.R. Yeatman, M/B. SKYLARK Stoker 1st Class Spray, White, CDX.133 ) WOOD Boat Ordinary Acting Petty Seaman Officer T.E. Achin, JX.149919, Belgian Motor YSER XV XV Master, Coxswain Mr. Douglas George B. Butler, Motor Kirkaldie, Motor Boat Vessel FERVENT LAROC	Ahola Alouette II Anthony Aura Boat Commodore Crested Eagle Dorienta Drifter Eila II Fervent Gulzar Holland Lady Cable Lahloo Laroc Mare Newhaven Princess Royal Eagle Sargasso Skylark Strive The Boys Three Kings Adam Alexander Allan Baldry Bayley Booth Brewer Butler Catchpole Chodzko Cliefe Coggins Cook De Douglas Farrow Fenwick Finch Frederick Gaussen George Gooch Jones Kings Kirkaldie Lee Long Mann Marriott Mathews Mauny Mead Miller Ould Patrick Pirie Powell Shallis Smith SMITH H SMITH S Spray Steward Walter Watson White Wigfull Williams Yeatman