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A heavy gm was also sholling screemat blindly off Bray, the shots
falling outside the ships in fairly well defined areas which could be avodded.
24.
An encounter between OUR own and many aircraft took place off
Bray in which three of our own adroraft ware shot down. later air attack
developed on ships and 10 redds took place but no ships were damaged.
25.
In accordance with the plans toms of bonts should have arrived off
Duricizi about 1800. Two toms of dinghies currived at 1700 and were sent
to La Parme where I also went in order to ensure the embarkation of the C.in c.
I left behind Ideutsnant Commission in on M.S.B. to direct the
town when they arrived and to order a Large number of Hoppers and similar craft
to beach themselves on the rising tite at the Western beaches. At La Fame
I found that BEE had embarked necombing to plan, and I embarked the
rest of the H.C. from the beach 2 miles west in KEITH'S boats. During this
time KEITH and THE were bonbed and the boats were marrowly missed.
26.
I then returned to Dunicirk share the rest of the town did not
arrive till it was getting dark, making it very difficult to ensure their
finding the further beaches. It. Communitor - laft behind
in M.A.S.B.6. to direct then and I took KKITH up to La Panne to shepherd
nome of the town in that direction. By this time the wind had dropped.
27.
About Midnight ILA/S.B.6 returned to KEITH, embarked the C.-in-C.
and took him to Dover.
28.
HEITH remained off La Purmo during the might, during which there
were reports of Parachute Itines off Bray, M.T.B's were heard to the Enstrard,
probably our own, and a for shells fall among ships off La Pame. The tom
and beaches at La Panne were heavily shelled and the ambarkation moved
Westward in consequence. It was impossible to tall how the embaritation was
going in the dark as KKITH could not get close inshore, but such reports as
come in showed that it was slow and that beaches at la Panno were being
heavily shelled.
1st June
29. ships were ordered to withdraw to the Westmund at dram. At daylight the
As the energy would be in occupation of La Fame in the norming
situation WELLS an follows. The beaches at La Permo were enjity and - were
Westward. A Hinosweeper and a Paktler were eahore off Bray: a large musber
moving along all beaches to the Westmurd. Ships But of Bruy were soving
of boats were floating engiy and without cress.
boats and towed West. I also spent some the trying to a tag
30. loading Into Dunkirk and tried to get BOOD of the boats collected inluse by Notor to
During the naxt for hours I sent all abive that were not full or
assist the Minesweeper ashoro. I begt BASTLISK with no and early of troops
in Case any covering fire was needed.
were 31. made on nearly all ahive off the beaches by Dive
About 0730 large members of energy Boabers. appeared and attacks
кктчи, 32. During and a tug with survivors of KNITH and large and were the others
this period, one Destroyer off Dunicive SKINJACK was hit and BASILISK, sunk.
Bombs SKIPKACK, be dropped in threes and fives, one staff states that
bombs small, and three planes action about 20 seconds. I at this time.
appeared to attacked together; one of have my loarnt subsequantly aone
that all had small a delay creft and beaches wase machine gunned
short of assumition and I had than intended return to to transfer Dover. to
BASILISK 33. so KNITH that KNITH was could load at Dualeis and
34.
At 0745 a new adas jumed the stearing / after gear in KNITH and shortly