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at Bover envianged for mre men being emboxited from the beaches than was in
practice possible when the moment arrived, and I had therefore to modify then
on the spot to make greater use of Dunicire, and continually adjust the plan and
the means to a changing stituation.
13.
During the day of 30th May embortation proceeded slowly there were not
enough ships off the benches and at one mement HER was there alone. Hon were
coming off in pontoons but there me often no one to take these creft ashore
again. During the day lorries voro driven into the BSN to form pders.
14.
There were many wounded on board HKHR, and at 4 Della I decided to
sond her home. Captain Bush went in her to strees the vital necessity for
boats and crews if any mmbers were to come off from the beaches.
15.
Accordingly I transferred to WINDSOR off Bray at 1600, and at 1630
landed at La Parme to visit the 0.-in-0. It was necessary to vale the last for
yards. Captain Tennext was with the C.-in-C. and the situation was discussed.
I stressed my views as to the difficulties of embaritation by boat and the
necessity for moving tomoda Dunicirit, but I could not but be more of a relustance
on the part of the Army to do 80 and a feeling that the Havy ought to be able to
embark large mmbers by boat from the beaches. Arrengments to take off the
C.-in-C. at 1600 on Friday were made, and he informed 30 of the effort of which
he had heard from the 1st Sea Lord by telephone, and which was to be made on
Friday night. The details of this 1 received next day at 1000. when Captain
Bush returned in HERE.
16.
At my first attampt to return to KANSER in a pontoon peddled by
soldiers the boat swamped in shallow water, but the second attempt with a
smaller arew was successful and I got OR board at 2200.
31st May
17.
At 0230 on Friday, 31st May, IS WORDSTER we full to with troops I
transferred to EXPRESS and in her proceeded to Dunicizione at daylight to direct ahiys
to where they were most needed.
18.
On this day the breese freshened and being onshore made boat work very
difficult. Many boats were broached to and strended at high under so that
embarkation from the beaches cuse about to a standatill. I continued to urge
movement of troops to Dunkirk and considered the value of basching abive but
was tide. very doubtrul that it would be of any use except for a small period of the
19. thereafter BO that my movements should not be haspered by consideration of
At 0645 I transferred to H.M.S. KEITH and kept her free from troops
embarkation or wounded more
20. The At these was the provision of larger numbers of small bonts to and
1000 HERE arrived with the plans for the avacuation for Friday night.
crows essence to bring of off the rearguard at 0130 to minasweepers which ware be there
about that time.
made 21. During for IDD to get Destroyers, Paddlers, and would have been sent these
the day the time of ambarkation WAS advanced other to 2030 cruft and off this
Dunicisk at that time. they could have Boaded quicker. in it but was, the sent every mmber ship of
beaches it necessary Buf for this many of these ships I into
which itself where be taken from the beaches into Duricist than I liked. large
places could from possibly which boats were working locked up more abive
moved 22. About noon At 1430 X proceeded in KKISH to La balloon. Permo try KNITH locate
HERE off LA Pume ome under fire from a shore to battery to and
the battery further but West. 10 was beding directed by an observation was
fired on and I withdrow.
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