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TNA ADM 199 790

TNA ADM 199 790
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TNA ADM 199 790

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, dating from 1940.

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ADM 199 790
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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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vall inst as 10:00 Threadh is "ery 11th and there vas 3 my crew as soch (LLB (6) from mon got titto the The O2F the growted, sunds a of my C. in the dinghy, the whele the Stay and two WOOD 15 meen and two of my CUSTOM B board PM 2280 N
ago in first managed to get her aloat the stery and 30
y to their with the assistance 02 arone of the through and by those great struggle as therevere only three 00.05 in 20g if smother Trank rise Harry urived back with * Officer and 4 SC
- impose got on troma I sent the their nd diagin TOWN
getting have am the heach hise capsimal in *he Burf but fortunate she THE non Whene men were being yot 201. board we were in
Justice are 111 stude our 80 BUT do weet for 3 July DIC boather sidi
WE and followed us out bombing us but they fell way vide of a mark, I as soon as I decmed it advisable I steamed Thick for the lox
0.0m the
We weighed and proceeded 15 yards seturn and to part
Yacht "15" but on our way out a bomb fell directly between
The angle of its fall caused the majority of the splinter strike her and she had one man killed and two Injured was severely shaken but undemaged and we carried on out in close contact with hero She reported her casualties
No.1 and as I had previourly reported my steering defect ordered by the Captain to return for repairs and accorning as she was unsumed, at 2130, I immediately reported and asked for repaire W
The return WAS safetly accomplished and 110 entered the returned to Sheerness and the repairs having been COLOR
told that to would not be required again. The followings subited further orders.
this time conveying a lifebox
At 1430 on Sunday 2nd June we again proceeded to 30%
arrived about 1845 and 7
RaNo end to Ouptain Wharton R.N. for orders. I was
1000 British troops on a small portion or the beach small boats which were willing were to make an attempt Just
Dunkirk Nole, fast motor borts or over 15 knots and have been ardered the
The majority of the creft going orer to this goins the beach No metter what the past tion SUB at 0230
From Remains at 2045 and followed the same course as lost revalution and became I decided to anymy
0020. 3 sheyed a Jone'se for the next mark but - port
BB for se "W" Buoy 5 wiles from the const. This -
under - engine, broth we were unclose not by three Yachte POTURN WE
continuously heavy the from which dive
They had been stone so Nao basch they said include Mther lerge gane not book NY -
they theought the faster boats there in front had had got that the Groups could right of the
WSW
They I been to FREE of the - beach mtll become dran - -
91 these racts a considered damaged voa to the ships coming out Ind. boom and needed society goin
- would only have tom minutes aye best palicy OUR
and bank done. our draught would not allow near - to the approvals share was
1 Company eventual - - VMB
Millo evaising 4a this —
4bove the withouts 8 4d B able From expiration car the third information I met to be IS 0315 -
both Hairth DDB the as ISSUED dissum
I DUE and shipe very country have, my york angine us
H

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vall inst as 10:00 Threadh is "ery 11th and there vas 3 my
crew as soch (LLB (6) from mon got titto the The O2F the growted, sunds
a of my C. in the dinghy, the whele the Stay
and two WOOD 15 meen and two of my CUSTOM B board PM 2280 N
ago in first managed to get her aloat the stery and 30
y to their with the assistance 02 arone of the through and by
those great struggle as therevere only three 00.05 in 20g if
smother Trank rise Harry urived back with * Officer and 4 SC
- impose got on troma I sent the their nd diagin TOWN
getting have am the heach hise capsimal in *he Burf but fortunate
she THE non Whene men were being yot 201. board we were in
Justice are 111 stude our 80 BUT do weet for 3 July DIC boather sidi
WE and followed us out bombing us but they fell way vide of a
mark, I as soon as I decmed it advisable I steamed Thick for the lox
0.0m the
We weighed and proceeded 15 yards seturn and to part
Yacht "15" but on our way out a bomb fell directly between
The angle of its fall caused the majority of the splinter
strike her and she had one man killed and two Injured
was severely shaken but undemaged and we carried on out
in close contact with hero She reported her casualties
No.1 and as I had previourly reported my steering defect
ordered by the Captain to return for repairs and accorning
as she was unsumed,
at 2130, I immediately reported and asked for repaire W
The return WAS safetly accomplished and 110 entered
the returned to Sheerness and the repairs having been COLOR
told that to would not be required again. The followings
subited further orders.
this time conveying a lifebox
At 1430 on Sunday 2nd June we again proceeded to 30%
arrived about 1845 and 7
RaNo end to Ouptain Wharton R.N. for orders. I was
1000 British troops on a small portion or the beach
small boats which were willing were to make an attempt Just
Dunkirk Nole,
fast motor borts or over 15 knots and have been ardered the
The majority of the creft going orer to this goins
the beach No metter what the past tion SUB at 0230
From Remains at 2045 and followed the same course as
lost revalution and became I decided to anymy
0020. 3 sheyed a Jone'se for the next mark but - port
BB for se "W" Buoy 5 wiles from the const. This -
under - engine, broth we were unclose not by three Yachte POTURN WE
continuously heavy the from which dive
They had been stone so Nao basch they said
include Mther lerge gane not book NY -
they theought the faster boats there in front had had got that
the Groups could right of the
WSW
They I been to FREE of the - beach mtll become dran - -
91 these racts a considered damaged voa to
the ships coming out Ind. boom and needed society goin
- would only have tom minutes aye best palicy OUR
and bank done. our draught would not allow near - to the approvals share was
1 Company eventual - - VMB
Millo evaising 4a this —
4bove the withouts 8 4d B able From expiration car the
third information I met to be IS 0315 -
both Hairth DDB the as ISSUED dissum
I DUE and shipe very country have, my york angine
us
H