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AS about 0300 11 988 impossible to carry out
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At about 1200 Commander Ken and I motored into
embarkation es the bonches.
Dunkirk to report progress as embarkation on our beach was
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vere showing signs of extreme exhaustion and
then impossible. On our return our lorry was heavily machine
80 it 989 impossible to communicate with the Senior Navel Officer
gunned and hit. At this period a heavy bombing attack took
we decided to take over * shaler that the had salved and to go
place on the Fleet and beaches.
to the bearest to report to the Senior Seval officer
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On return to our headquarters (a lorry) we decided
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We wasted vater and 0750 put to 00,
to make contact with General H.Q. but unfortunately our car
There me very heavy surf running and se had only an uneven set
broke down and we had to walk back 5 miles.
of sers, voge arutches and only an 062 to by.
18.
During the night another naval embarkation party
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We approached two destroyers but they both 201 underesy.
arrived on the beach to the eastward which reduced the
Tea other destroyers passed de at but paid no
limits of our beach.
stiention to us.
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Early on Thursday morning 30th I proceeded to
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an hour if appeared the
Brigade H.Q. and offered the suggestion that piers be built
Margate the the Consumin to take 12 to the
by running lorries out to sea. This was quickly done and was
nearest destroyer at this time.
successful.
returning to 80 we case back with him
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I then drove Colonel Whitten and Colonel Mackenzie
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US28 and
into Dunkirk to see Captain Tennant and then drove them back
were salses within five minutes of being inboard the lifeboat.
to Brigade H.Q.
1 the or Staff
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During the afternoon and dogwatches the French
poured Daven and into reported our beaches our return. but no boats arrived within 11 miles
1 usa ordered to return to Chather with by party,
of our H.Q.
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During the last dog the Germans directed mon $
accurate artillery fire on our beach. This fire continued
throughout the night and our lorry was hit. The beach was
completely evacuated by allied soldiers.
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We had however taken up quarters in a water-boat
that was ashore at low mter. No boats had now been in for
16 hours on our beach.
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During the night the weather became bad once more -
and a heavy surf was running.
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