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SIGNALS.
Scorth Goodwin Light in company with "Dundalk", signal
to "Niger" be used to was carry given. out ferry service between Sheerness
Informed V.A.D. and R.A.D. Time of arrival La Panne 0700.
ered both whalers and motor-bost and sent them inshore.
Teach. 1 considerable surf was running. There was no one
soon as the boats arrived in they were seized by soldiers.
overleaded and capsized.
R.A.D. from "Niger"
regarding the final evacuation wa s received giving the
1. V.A. D's 0357 intend to
dezvous and time. As "Niger" then scareely any troops
fill up with troops now
to R.A.D. in "Keith" with the Idea of saving time.
and If unable to make 20
but R.A.D. instructed yachts to fill up "Niger" first.
-ndervous in time tonight
1045 "Niger" had over 200 troops on board when it was
will ask him to supply
spare ship.
Sheerness in order to save Before sailing
1. "Niger" from R.A.D.
R.A.I In consequence Lieutenant Hichens R.N.V.R.
You should leave in time
two yachts as pantoons, secured grass lines to the
to make rendezvous tonigh
Manised the boats pulley-haldy on these lines. I was
work made the most tremendous difference to the rate of
-$ whether full or not.
Spart from making it comparatively safe and avoiding the
/3. R.A.D. from "Higer"
aldiers which was extremely high in the early morning,
I have one officer who
frequently.
has volunteered to stay
at Admiralty pier.
ashore and assist on the
beach. He is confident
4 Sailed immediately.
that with a grass line
and a yacht suchored in
in 38 fathoms. "Niger" and group 3 were to westward.
close he will get all
lowered as the evacuation was timed for 0030 and it was
soldiers off quickly. I
last shore motor boats would be used.
have great confidence in
him and intend to leave
Time off with some 30 soldiers under the commend of Sub.-Lieut.him behind.
had been towed by tug Tanya. Sub.Lieut. Byggott who had
4. Nost immediate.
Shumb reported that there were 150 soldiers abreast the ship
F.0.Dover.S.N.0.Dunkirk
moved to the westward to Bray. two whalers and the motor
from V.L.D.
gred and sent in. A fairly heavy surf was still running.
tray wishes to commence
evacuation 2030. Instruct
.v.r. (Name anknown) from THE San nill. anda off from beach
A B if 100 1
motor-boat in and another a shipse boat boat and were that aground there were with about some 50 60 more sold
beaches at this time.
off returned 30 empty about this time orders and reported to that they
The They Cox'n reported later that the left. boats had got off before
were at once sent in with tow the other boats
Sand that there were no soldiers
of came alongside with
hander Brigadiers the orders Robb and that to move all the further other to
Balso eastward seen from the shore and from troops
the troops of were me. Shortly afterwards this our boats time onwards returned with
off Bray. I
larly but slowly.
large took a
numbers were seen to be floats. on the These beach and
ers transport, but towed were also sent in and
was on nearly and swam low off. water, "Niger" was about three cables from the
continously u from Nieuport throughout the night.
ried out machine-gun attacks on the ships and beaches. Several
N.O.1/c Ramage let
330 troops on board "Niger" weighed and proceeded, from Major "Sutton" General @th,5th,6th Nore, Speedy M.S.F.C.IN N.O.1/c Shee C
Salamander* troops that the troops had been ordered to
remained and a message was received proceed to
-rness from V.A.D.
All available ships
operating under V.A.Dove:
ceeded "Sutton" in company, in accordance with' shore. signal In No.45 acc-
and M.S.F.s' addressed
are required to evacuate
tonight Saturday. Ships t
from
chor 1 instructions 1 mile east from of Dunkirk, Admirel's 3.5 motor cables boat, "Sutton" proceeded
-0 sail to arrive off
beaches between Dunkirk
and a point It miles Eas
abark troops.
-t at 2200/lst June.Ship
worked a ship's from boat the borrowed beach, the from motor S.S. boat Vren was in Dover, lowered the together other whhler-s sail.Ships equipment which have are report not not D.G. to
forth
ded in the ashore morning. Lieutenant Hichens, R.P., and R.N.V.R. no other in boats charge. being Licutensnt worked. heto with comply.A be whether shown dimmed shoreward they lightis can
occeded no troops along on the the beach beach towards waiting Dunkirk. About 5 He cables endeavoured westward to gewhen in 1510/1/6. position.
chments start emberkation of French troops but had drawn considerable up on the difficulty. beach. Finally he found