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Motor boat towing vhaler and too essy pontecns. lines provious
day plar had boon constructed by driving art Lorries at obb tido
in line and securing plants on top, considerably oxpediting loading
of bonto, though embaritation ruto was closed considerably by Lock of
control at shoro and of plar to novo troops along and by natural
reluctance of troops to venture along pier without being relieved of
part of their heavy equipment. Somo difficulty experienced in loading
too of 4 boato without smaching up ageinst plane in swall, and in hendling
pontome in for in provailing conditions which tended to reduce emborketion
rate. Bonto available quito inadequato, largo open notor beach borto
required, together with vencol. enchored or our whord of pier
to give a 100 if necessary with oil slide provided. During enbortation
Sutton collected coldiers from overtumed pontoon. Allowed to bronch in
swell. Three believed dramed mainly the to lack of foresight of shore
authorities in allowing troops to emback with full equipment and overcoats
in detoriorating weather conditions. 120 tecago omberked montly 3,S,,
ReAdy RAIS.C. with a for infortaynen ml guards, moralo very good but very
critical of Lock of R.M.P. support and Solgium treathory bohind lines.
Country code to be filled with adoo,
night poultions during retreat soon
to be signatted by flamlight to plened, banbed within half on hour
of being ontablished. Surgelning apood of advance of Commo against
positions being propared and against (ive boolding also
Important factors.
1137. Walghed enchor and discharged tedogo alonguide lydi, 1SA8
and DOB Ancreasing alightly, rather low cloud.
1190. Proceedod North Goodsin 60, Voccal to and the for nomb
readeavous. tydd and Room procession to Mergabo to Mocharge treaps.
1530. Anchored où North Goodidn St. Voncol.
1055. Weighod and proceeded to Dunkiris in company with Riger.
Passed great number of mall creft, 00 will 00 Controyors and paddlors.
2115. Pessod Dunitize Herbour docume 1 cable. Heavy genfire from
boach about 2 milos word of Herboury apparently enemy chelling tom.
Pires in Dunident more expensive.
2147. Anchored off bonch between La Pomo end No algn
2235. Boat from shore reported troops further to content, only
or bonto an expected.
boat available nun aground. Moved 1 allo customerd.
Security 194 June 0200: No troops yet contrated, to bonto except
Subton's available. Several minolaying aircraft overhood, observed
parechuto minos deconding about 3 cables should and 1 cable astern.
Mines reported dropped all over folrway.
0190. Commenced loading broops with our oun notor bont and wholer
Troops ship's Refe and infentryment Including guards, 3. Yorks., after
and lifeboat found off booth. Lator contated by motor yacht. and
mohine montly detechment. No. RedePe before or One dram.
Opened gun occapional aircraft at drum. whilet lovel
bombing fire on at about 9000 foot followed by mechino gunding
in omborizing boing halped over the aldo. This heavy gun
attack wounded from postecns alongaide, 000 commity mechino receiving wounds attack
undoubtodly but would ted Lowis gun and Bron toxido manned Bron
the back whilet have boon prossed home country the
Bin ships defence 4.0. for the largo chip's lifebook breings 1940
for concernte Dotachment of low flying.
M.M.S. "SUTTON"