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difficult as the beach is very into flat the and there was a
my crew with managed to get her afloat troops two
and as soon as the a few assistance men got of some of Whaler the she surf
up to their armpits and two of my crew board in H
to and float two of with my 15 crew men in the dinghy, the whaler on was got
a great struggle as there board were I sent only the three whaler oars in it, alongside
these men were got dinghy on arrived back with soon
another load, the the beach she capsized in 1 and ding and ashore
getting her off these men were being the surf but
she was righted, as to sea to wait for got on board wortunate!
bombed so I stood out out bombing us but a lull, one
us and followed us deemed it advisable they fell very wide
mark, as soon as I out to us-they I steamed back for of
I saw the whaler heading nine had had great the
getting off and could had only restarted bring I men off, as
2115 and the bombing thought it
underway; I had been afraid to stop engines all day as SI knew to
would be almost impossible to re-start as our air compressor
had given out; one engine actually stopped but was got going
after a short while,- I had the whaler cast adrift as I knew it
drfft ashore and some more men would be able to get off to the
that were waiting to take them off, my only regret was being
to embark the remaining 14 men from this party.
I got underway at 2145 with my own dinghy in tow as I did
want to waste time getting her hoisted, as soon as we were clear
of the bombing outside Dunkirk roads I stopped the ship and
the dinghy which was by now almost full of water.
When in position approximately 51 degrees 15' N. 1 degreep
at 2300 a bomber flew very low over us I did not open fire as
not want to give away our position, soón after this I reduced
so asto close the North Goodwin Light Vessel much before dawn,
not wish to anchor as my windlass would not work, also I had to
engines running, at 0430 I got away from the North Goodwin Light
Vessel and proceeded to the Nore and closed B.V. 10 to report to
Sheerness, just about this time my engineman reported that he
have to stop the Starboard engine as it had water in the oil and
was afraid it would seize up, also that the Port engine was
running too well. We tied up in Sheerness at 0825.
The whole of my crew behaved in an exemplary manner, they
continually on duty during the whole period, gave over their
accommodation to the soldiers and fitted them out in dry clothe
did what they could for them.
I should like to mention O.S. John Philip Chable the
Mead, for his unfailing help during specially the whole period and
and efficient way in which he embarked the troops.
S.V.G.L. Cyril George Dunley for the cool manner in which
engaged the German aeroplanes which attacked us.
from and the time we left the North am Damerell, Goodwin for Light not Vessel back
Engineman James Willi the to
in managing to keep the engines running.
I should like to for Promoti
Commissioned and rank, he recommend has a lot O.S. Charles Mead member
Ocean navigated his own 18 ton of Yachting experience,
and has Racing Club, has had cutter to Gibra
Somerset. had a public school several education trips at King's in School,
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I am sure he would make splendid leader of of men.