Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, dating from 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/790. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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340/58. 505 Name. is Ship. Anthony Brooke Rank or Rating. 476 CLYTHNESS .Heckstall Smith. 300 lin to Walter Fredk.Salenius. Skipper. Sub. Lt. R.N.V.R. - Unit Officer. George S. Day. what's Yook 150 Smauel B. Sussans Mate. Chief Engineman. LT/RX 102500. John A. Cargill. Seaman. LT/JX 175090. For devotion to duty under very trying circumstances (See report No. 6. POLLY JOHNSON Bonter, b Skipper Lieut. Leonard Lake extricated his ship in a Sunk. sinking condition from Dunkirk in a heavy bombard- ment. Was eventually forced to abandon ship, and transferred his crew and himself to "Arley". (See report Nos. 5b and c). 38 49 FYLDEA. 29/5 2/31/5 Liewt. John .K.M. Warde R.N.V.R. - Unit Officer. has misses. Thomas Owens,D.S.M. Chief Engineer. X2573U. ? Recommended for coolness and devotion to duty during heavy bombing at Dunkirk. (See report No. la). 31 BROCK. Kenneth Henry G.Roberts.Sub. Lieut. R.N.V.R. brooks Behaved with great coolness and devotion was became he saw no mile to duty in assisting his Group Officer suspected hishiplo his ship from a perilous position). (Lieutenant Robert Bill R.N.) to extricate King water' (See report No. 7). NAUTILUS Richard McLean. Skipper (No.WS 3159). J p For displaying great gallantry in going strolp tisant the side to save a seaman whilst destroyer over and "Nautilus" were being bombed. m h hw sunk. each Duly 2nd Engineman. George Addison. Cook. Andrew Strachan. Worked conditions (See report No.4 hard in small boats all day during by Lieutenant trying W.E. Gelling R.N.R). GULZAR Edward S. Woodhead. Coxswain. Seaman. A thips(30/5-2/6) Charles H. Baldry. Cook. George Cliefe. Greaser. Arthur L. Shallis. Peter Blake. Signalman. to duty been in very nade trying to the 26th May to 4th June,