TNA ADM 199 788 A

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I enclose these remarks by Cound Richards Appendix
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who I placed in change of the B.RAY Reaches.
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parties
direction. SITUATION ON THE BEACHES.
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At about 1930 on Monday 27th I met the Captain
not of the WOLFHOUND ashore and he told me that our instructions
from the Senior Naval Officer were to proceed to the beaches.
the 2. Rerase of OA proceeded in close company with Lieutenant
bea
Commander Dowling and his platoon. En route we met the
and head of the Army who were proceeding in the same direction.
11. 3.
We arrived on the beaches after about 1/1 hour's
march. During this march there was continuous bombing.
4. On arrival at the beaches it was apparent that
app the first flight of the Army were showing signs of lack of
18. discipline and for about 20 minutes we had a difficult time
to restore order.
5 I ordered the soldiers in my vicinity to sit down
and at the same time placed my platoon cross the road to
prevent any more men coming on the beaches. I then called for
Army Officers to assist me and about 7 or 8 approached me.
18.6.
I divided the soldiers up into parties of 30
and placed them under the care of an Army Officer or an Able
It Seaman and dispersed them at intervals along the beaches in
the the direction of Dunkirk.
14.7.
As each party arrived on the road leading on to the
up beach they were met by seamen who marshalled them into
parties of 50/then and led them on to the beaches.
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Quiet was then maintained and the embarking in boats
at
commenced.
At about 2100 Commander Clouston sent a message
of
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18.to say that large parties could be taken off at Dunkirk and
accordingly/