TNA ADM 199 790

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Appendix 5 26
I enclose these remarks by bde. Richardson as: 30
sho I placed in charge of the BRAY beaches
Wermant
SITUATION ON THE BRACHES.
10.
At about 1930 on Monday 87th Timet the Captain
of the WOLFHOUND ashore and he told me that our instructions
from the Senior Naval officer were to proceed to the beaches.
8. proceeded in close company with Lieutenant
Commander Dowling and his platoon. In route we met the
head of the Army she were proceeding in the same direction.
3.
le arrived on the beaches after about 1 hour's
march. During this march there was continuous bombing.
4. On arrival at the beaches it was apparent that
the first flight of the Army were showing signs of lack of
discipline and for about 90 minutes we had a difficult time
to
restors
order.
1 ordered the soldiers in my vicinity to sit down
and at the name time placed my platoon across the road to
prevent any more men coming on the beaches. I then called for
Army Officers to assist Be and about ? or 8 approached me.
18.6.
1 divided the soldiers up into parties of 30
and placed them under the care of an Army Officer or an Able
Seaman and dispersed them at intervals along the beaches in
the direction of Dunkirk.
11.
Aa each party arrived on the road leading on to the
beach they were not by seamen who marshalled them into
and
parties of 50/then led them on to the beaches.
8.
the Quiet use then maintained and the embarking in boats
commenced.
9.
At about 2100 Commander Clouston sent a message
to say that large parties could be taken off at Dunkirk and
accordingly/