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.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: 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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452	Log in to enlarge	5 From It: H.R.Wykehem-Martin, 5 1st Lieut: Alice, & later 6 0.0. Kaspfalga. Date 13th June. To V.A.Dover. Recommendations, Dyhemo Operation. Alice and Kaap Falga, D.B.2 &D.B.3, spent 8 daylight hours beached off La Panne. During this time 4 bomb and machine gun sttacks were made on the ships and military Alice was put out of action and the crew had to embark in Kaap Falga, which Lieut: J. Culmer, R.N.V.R. had managed to refloat. letter to Commanding Officer, Devonport Barracks, on the behaviour of the crews of both Alice WSB with each draft when the ships In Alice's crew the were mentioned:- P.O..Moore. A/E.R.A4.N. Somerville. in L/Sto: E.Sands. In Kaap Falga's crew the following names were mentioned:- ted B A/LS. Robinson. E.R.A.4. J.Olver. In view of the disappointingly small part both ships played in this no the further recomendations necessary. I have the honour to be, 23, Sir uned Your obedient Servant H. Rager to pheham Martin es Royal Navy. and 3.0. and Lieutenant Slater. three I saw I appointed myself to ABEL TASMAN and told Lieut. Lieutenant Commander Crick and took command of the Slater ships. to appoint his First Lieutenant, Lieutenant Wykeham-Martin went as down Commanding the beach to Bray with the Adjutant R.A.S.C. to arrange about Officer KAAP-FALGA. Lieutenant Slater then unloading embarkation KAAP-FALGA and started ALICE at there. 1550 with tide rising fast. hailed At 1700 and a grass for him to tow my stern off. hands KAAP-FALGA The and ALICE floated and got under way. I There ALIOE anchors passed laid out from ABEL TASMAN and I had no broke to were them no out in the time: vis. H.W. 1745. ALICE then the down lay and I removed my grass. By this time I was manoeuvring engines and the time ship I had was becoming a moment water to spare borne. I saw ALICE's eight crew in her cables boats to seaward of me have to. We hailed them and by Lieutenant to The next and rowing over to KAAP-FALGA who was about tried signal but no notice was taken. I was then hailed	Abel Tasman Adjutant Alice Broke Crews Crick Culmer Dover Martin Robinson Slater Somerville Wykeham-Martin

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5
From
It: H.R.Wykehem-Martin,
5
1st Lieut: Alice, & later
6
0.0. Kaspfalga.
Date 13th June.
To V.A.Dover.
Recommendations, Dyhemo Operation.
Alice and Kaap Falga, D.B.2 &D.B.3,
spent 8 daylight hours beached off La Panne.
During this time 4 bomb and machine gun sttacks
were made on the ships and military
Alice was put out of action and the
crew had to embark in Kaap Falga, which Lieut:
J. Culmer, R.N.V.R. had managed to refloat.
letter to Commanding Officer,
Devonport Barracks, on the behaviour of the
crews of both Alice WSB
with each draft when the ships
In
Alice's
crew
the
were mentioned:-
P.O. .Moore.
A/E.R.A4.N. Somerville.
in
L/Sto:
E.Sands.
In Kaap Falga's crew the following
names
were
mentioned:-
ted
B
A/LS. Robinson. E.R.A.4. J.Olver.
In view of the disappointingly small
part both ships played in this no
the
further recomendations necessary.
I
have
the
honour
to
be,
23,
Sir
uned
Your
obedient
Servant
H. Rager to pheham Martin
es
Royal Navy.
and
3.0.
and Lieutenant Slater.
three I saw I appointed myself to ABEL TASMAN and told Lieut.
Lieutenant Commander Crick and took command of the
Slater ships. to appoint his First Lieutenant, Lieutenant Wykeham-Martin went
as down Commanding the beach to Bray with the Adjutant R.A.S.C. to arrange about
Officer KAAP-FALGA. Lieutenant Slater then
unloading embarkation KAAP-FALGA and started ALICE at there. 1550 with tide rising fast. hailed At
1700 and a grass for him to tow my stern off. hands
KAAP-FALGA The and ALICE floated and got under way. I There
ALIOE anchors passed laid out from ABEL TASMAN and I had no broke to
were them no out in the time: vis. H.W. 1745. ALICE then the down
lay and I removed my grass. By this time I was manoeuvring
engines and the time ship I had was becoming a moment water to spare borne. I saw ALICE's eight crew in
her cables boats to seaward of me have to. We hailed them and by Lieutenant to
The next and rowing over to KAAP-FALGA who was about tried
signal but no notice was taken. I was then hailed