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CONFIDENTIAL. A14/0/1352
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TER OF PROCEEDINGS - EVACUATION.
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stsmouth.
mmanding Officer, H.M.S. ABEL TASMAN
ommunication of 7th June 1940)
FICERS OF REQUISITIONED
OPERATION DYNAMO.
II.
over at 20.00 Sunday 26th. May
1 proceeded in Company with
Vice Admiral, Dover.
1 arrival at Dover orders there
and discharge. When 4 miles
it pilot of a Hurricane fighter
:rival at the beach 0830 May 28th.
Forwarded. The behaviour of
bading and the Kaap Falga
ALICE would appear to need some
and grounded. It. Condr. Crick
lanation.
for orders, and on his return
y Duries and discharge there.
ild float again at H.W. In
British H.Q for definite
Whilst ashore we were
and we had to take cover with
I could be driven to H.Q. at
Barracks, Portsmouth.
2.
Company with the Kaap Falga
June 1940.
COMMODORE.
the ships to be beached and
1 went down to the beach to enbark
in and 1st. Licut. of the Abel
a redistribution of Officers.
md Lieut. Beale the Senior
ADMIRAL
rival at the beach I found
see moving off to the Westward
11 JUN 1940
ility distance, There appeared
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:he Abel Tasman was endeavouring
DOVER
to attract the attention of the
for me. Before leaving the
int of the R.A.S.C. who had
tval on board the Abel Tassan
he had refloated the Alice
è from the Alice informing him
broken down. He also informed me
E which weighed and prodeeded
him of his intentions
mo
). LaPanne Lieut Beale and myself
n and first first Lieut. were
tad arison. The adjutant of the
R.A.S.C. who was remaining ashore knew the orders that had been issued. The
possibility of towing the Alice to Bray Downs was
considered. Owing to the absence of personnel and boats and gear this project
was considered unwarrentable to delay departure. I consulted Ideut. Beale
and the Colonel R.A.S.C. unit who was Senior Officer La Panne and it was
decided that I should take over the duties of 1st. Licut. (Lieut. Beale being
single handed, and assist him in taking the Abel Sasman back to Dover, as it
was considered that I should serve no useful purpose otherwise. The situation
was reported to C. in C. Dover on arrival and he approved of my appointment
I remained second in Command. The movements of Abel Tasman have been reported
by the Commanding Officer.
Signed Slater Lieut.
KAAP FALGA and ABEL TASMAN.
Kaap Falga. ailed Sunday 26th. May 16.00 from Southampton for Dover for
orders. Monday 27th. May 16.00 arrived Dover Roads At 19.00 was ordered to
proceed to Downs for a route to La. Panne. 08.00 Tuesday 28th. Arrived at La
Panne and anchored near Abel Tasman who was beached broadside on and unloading
Ships boats. At 13.00 I went ashore with Lieut. Slater, Commanding H.M.S. Coodr Alice
ammunition. Ce started unloading our Deck Cargo and landed part of it in
to see the authorities ashore about what they wanted done. We met Lieut. and
Crick commanding H.M.S. Abel Tasman who told us he was evacuating troops the
should do the when we had discharged some of our Cargo. At 14.00 bombs three
we same 20 German bombers who dropped H.E. and Incendiary bombs
ships were attacked the ships by and troops on the beach and were not hit did by not ignite. except
machine one incendiary gunned which fell in the hold of Abel Tasman and luckily