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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620	Log in to enlarge	163 recovery Sifter as these were now proceeding towards the and repeated to them a signal to return to the Harbour number of troops were then on their way to the pier. & On returning to "King Orry the Commanding officer informa me that he was not abandoning her. I took off this ship an Assormy officer who was wounded and a French soldier had arrived on board alone ( This man I finally handed to the highish police at Ramsgate). Upon leaving King Only ", I moored to the pier and embarked 72 soldiers about thirty of whom were French During this time "King Only had left her beath and well proceeding from the harbour. I was fortunate to be clossing astern of her when she foundered about a cable distay from me. I launched my 8 foot boat and manned it with my seaman-cook I. Elton and seaman L. Scott. These two did excellent work but Elton deserves special mention. when the boat was filled, Elton dived over the side and swam around supporting other survivors until the boat returned more. This he continued to do until no more men con he be found. The last men he brought back to the ship placed upon life-rafts and towed them by hanging to his stem of the boat and holding on to the rafts with	Boat Cook Elton King Last Scott

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recovery Sifter as these were now proceeding towards the
and repeated to them a signal to return to the Harbour
number of troops were then on their way to the pier.
&
On returning to "King Orry the Commanding officer informa
me that he was not abandoning her. I took off this ship
an Assormy officer who was wounded and a French soldier
had arrived on board alone ( This man I finally handed
to the highish police at Ramsgate).
Upon leaving King Only ", I moored to the pier and
embarked 72 soldiers about thirty of whom were French
During this time "King Only had left her beath and well
proceeding from the harbour. I was fortunate to be clossing
astern of her when she foundered about a cable distay
from me.
I launched my 8 foot boat and manned it with my
seaman-cook I. Elton and seaman L. Scott. These two
did excellent work but Elton deserves special mention. when
the boat was filled, Elton dived over the side and swam
around supporting other survivors until the boat returned
more. This he continued to do until no more men con he
be found. The last men he brought back to the ship
placed upon life-rafts and towed them by hanging to his
stem of the boat and holding on to the rafts with