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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616	Log in to enlarge	159 154 beach thank her outside the harbow and I therefore left and proceeded to take on board my ship 72 soldiers Dunkirk for transporting to england I left Dumkirk hasbour at 0130, 30sh ellay 1940 and ountered "King Qry smiking in the fairway. The ship turned S and pundered in about fifteen minutes, but I was le to approach her and launch the 8 ft boat with a w of two - seaman cook Elton and seaman R. Scott. These men found that the crew of King Only were impting to swim to my ship but that they were in a ak state owing to the effects of the bombing vaids they had enienced and toof the very cold water. Elton thereupon ed into the water and supported as many of the survivors he could find while Scott rowed boatboads of men back "Bystander: In my estimation Elton remained in the water a half-hour at first supporting swimmers and then swimming and endeavouring to recover chose who could be heard roning. On the last trip back to "Bystander, eight 02 ten were recoured as Elton was able to put survivors on -rafts and tow them across. I regret there was not more time at my disposal to over more men and I was aware of at least two presons	Boat Bystander England Cook Elton King Last Le Scott

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beach thank her outside the harbow and I therefore left
and proceeded to take on board my ship 72 soldiers
Dunkirk for transporting to england
I left Dumkirk hasbour at 0130, 30sh ellay 1940 and
ountered "King Qry smiking in the fairway. The ship turned
S and pundered in about fifteen minutes, but I was
le to approach her and launch the 8 ft boat with a
w of two - seaman cook Elton and seaman R. Scott.
These men found that the crew of King Only were
impting to swim to my ship but that they were in a
ak state owing to the effects of the bombing vaids they had
enienced and toof the very cold water. Elton thereupon
ed into the water and supported as many of the survivors
he could find while Scott rowed boatboads of men back
"Bystander: In my estimation Elton remained in the water
a half-hour at first supporting swimmers and then swimming
and endeavouring to recover chose who could be heard
roning. On the last trip back to "Bystander, eight 02 ten
were recoured as Elton was able to put survivors on
-rafts and tow them across.
I regret there was not more time at my disposal to
over more men and I was aware of at least two presons