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From: Commanding Officer H.M.S. Saltash.
Bhulo
Date:June 4th.1039.
To; Seven Spece M.S.F. Vice adminar, Dover
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Sir,
During the operations off Dunkerque the
following Officer and men have shown perseverence and courage,
I have the honour to submit their names so that suitable action
may be taken.
1.
Lieutenant T,E.Williams R.N.R.,First Lieutenant of H.M.S.
Saltash.
On the night of Friday, May 31st, he was loaned to H.M.S.Hebe
but he was not required. On his way back in a motor boat he went
in shore to pick up soldiers, not finding any he took two sailors
and, pullading a whaler behind them,he made his way along the beach
to see if he could pick any up.La Panne was being bombarded the
whole time he was ashore. He knew that I thought he was aboard 'Hebè
and that the C.O.of 'Hebe' thought he was aboard me so that he could
not expect any ship to wait for him;both pontcons were destroed
while he was ashore. Eveentually he turned to 'Hebe' and when he
came, back to me on Sunday night was perfectly ready and fit for more.
He franch only dead men & must have been ashise two hours
While Saltash was rescuing survivors from S.S.
Brighton Queen,and was in a precarious position alongside her bridge
and on her deck and might have had to move any time (there was also
summarke of small air attack) intermitted sumbing - gunning
2. Brian Sto.1.,C/KX79268. ,stripped and swam with a line to
two men a mile away, finding the line a hindrance he discarded it,
and, unaided, rescued these two men.After a short rest he continued to
swim out lines to men closer to the ship. Bombing and machine gunning
Was going on in close proximity to Maughan.
3. Frederick HUTTER, X7183. with the aid of two
or three untrained assisstants, succoured ninety (98), repeat(98),
casualties, ten of whom required artificial respiration, several of the
others were serious casualties. There was no medical Officer on board
and only two men of the 98 died. Hutter worked till he collapsed.
4. Receive, Thomas CRANSTONE a.B. ,B22751(R.F. swam out with a line
and orders to sh ps skiff which WAS in difficulies rescued this party
and a party on a Neither party could have reached the ship unaidad
for some time. Distance swum about 200 yards.
Y.R.Jah.
Liautenant-Commander in Command.
VICE ADMIRAL
8-JUN 1940
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DOVER