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TNA ADM 199 790

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.

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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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OPERATION
NO.26
SHIP:- M/BOAT YSER
STATEMENT BY 0
Date of
Date of
Name arrival
Service leaving at Dover
Boats.
Boat Yser
Ø Act. P.O. W.H.Achin,
C/JX 149919
Belgian Canal Boat. Joined
S.P.O.
A.V.Mullans boat at Gravesend.
A.B.
W.Goodier
A.B.
K.Baily
1st Trip. to Calais was
A.B.*
R.A.Stuart fired on and trawler ordered out to join trawler that towed them in. (All boats
* joined for only got 160 or so that time)
3rd trp.
2nd Trip to beach by "Nieuport"
bucy ferrying troops. On the
28 Tomay way back to Dover rescued troops from Brighton Belle
3rd Trip to beach North of
Dunkirk. Ferried troops off till all ships had left.
Occasional bombing and shelling off shore. Told to follow boat ahead by Officer in a motor boat for they were loaded with about 160 troops.
Boat ahead in error of navigation (boat like Silver
Queen with a Sub.Lieutenant in charge) led them to Calais where they were shelled from beach, but managed to make
Ramsgate. Used a pocket compass from one of the R.E.s Boat's compass all steel round was just "locked".
4th Trip crew was split up,
S.P.O. & 1 A.B., Goodier went to Blue Bell for Dunkirk and ferried troops. Rest of crew manned Hastings Lifeboat and went to Dunkirk. Occasional bombing and shelling.
Boat Queen Silver Queen Bell Dover Hastings

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252
233
OPERATION
NO.26
SHIP:- M/BOAT YSER
STATEMENT BY 0
Date of
Date of
Name
arrival
Service
leaving
at Dover
Boats.
Boat Yser
Ø Act. P.O. W.H.Achin,
C/JX 149919
Belgian Canal Boat. Joined
S.P.O.
A.V.Mullans
boat at Gravesend.
A.B.
W.Goodier
A.B.
K.Baily
1st Trip. to Calais was
A.B.*
R.A.Stuart
fired on and trawler ordered
out to join trawler that
towed them in. (All boats
* joined for
only got 160 or so that time)
3rd trp.
2nd Trip to beach by "Nieuport"
bucy ferrying troops. On the
28 Tomay
way back to Dover rescued
troops from Brighton Belle
3rd Trip to beach North of
Dunkirk. Ferried troops off
till all ships had left.
Occasional bombing and
shelling off shore. Told to
follow boat ahead by Officer
in a motor boat for they were
loaded with about 160 troops.
Boat ahead in error of
navigation (boat like Silver
Queen with a Sub.Lieutenant
in charge) led them to Calais
where they were shelled from
beach, but managed to make
Ramsgate. Used a pocket compass
from one of the R.E.s Boat's
compass all steel round was
just "locked".
4th Trip crew was split up,
S.P.O. & 1 A.B., Goodier went
to Blue Bell for Dunkirk and
ferried troops. Rest of
crew manned Hastings Lifeboat
and went to Dunkirk. Occasional
bombing and shelling.