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Admiralty House,
C-in-C Nore.
Sheerness.
with "Dynamo".
List of Officers deserving special mention in connection
1
H.M.S. "wildfire". The work of providing the stores
of all kinds required by the boats sent from Sheerness and
accommodating a constant flow of Officers, men and
volunteers placed a heavy strain on the establishment
resources. In addition I observed the admirable work
done in receiving the British and French troops landed
at Sheerness. From Captain Coleridge downwards all did
their best, but Commander V.P. Freeman and Paymester
Captain E.C.Annaheim deserve special mention.
2.
Sheerness Dockyard. The tug Clears" towed 20
cutters with half crews over to the beaches for 22 hours
under considerable bombing. The Master Penny and
the helmsman Arthur Chawnce A.B. deserve special mention.
All departments of the yard put out their best
efforts; the heavier work fell on the Naval Store Department.
Mr.A.Paterson.
The Chief Constructor, Mr.S.R.Tickner, designed and
built a large number of rafts, not too big to he manhandled.
3.
Stoker Petty Officer T. Test, Off.No.C/HX 87588.
This Petty Officer sent as boat's crew, was taken
out to assist in getting boats ready for sea. lie showed
great energy, driving power and resource in dealing with
many difficulties that arose. He accompanied one to
Ramsgate on Sunday 2nd.June in hopes of a trip to the
beaches, but took on a boat whose engines were giving
trouble and was unable to get there.
4.
Officers in charge of boats. The following Officers
showed particular energy in getting the boats away. Their
work on the beaches did not come under my personal
observation, but I draw attention to their names in case
they have not been mentioned by Officers on the spot :-
Sub. Lieut. Dann, R.N.V.R., took the lead in getting
away the first group 01 boats on Vednesday 29th. May and
conducted them to Dover. Having had his first boat
swamped, returned to Sheerness and got away another
group.
Lieut. Irving. R.N.R., got away the second group
of boats and led them to the beaches in M.V. "Triton".
This Officer WAS a volunteer from the Schuit "Princess
Juliana which was broken down. He is believed to have
done very good work on the beaches.
initiative The and resource in getting their boats away,
Acting Sub. Lieutenants R.N., as a whole showed but
it would be difficult to discriminate.
yacht "Constant Nymph" which he finally lost after bringing
Smith, a volunteer who brought his own
off some 900 troops.
eficers came under my observation
during 5. The following the noght 2nd.-3rd, and of Motor 3rd.-4th.
1 sailed on to
R.N.B., in charge 2nd.-3rd. I
Yacht struck by the he had taken acqueint of
was much navigational details, the instruction volunteer
himself with and his boat. He had a 1 should with
him, like to have with me again on a similar job.
his Bren Mr.Devine, Gunners, and they were a fine couple who