TNA ADM 199 790

Collection details

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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995	Log in to enlarge	FILE ANSWERED 511 Y YXI PUT AWAY 2 JUIN 1940 COPY. INITIALS 482 P.S.T.O. FROM. PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSPORT OFFICER FRENCH PORTS. EDC. TO. CAPTAIN A/P, DOVER. Copy to MA/DST). OPS. 31st May 1940. PAY. I enclose a copy of a report from Lieutenant Whittle, R.N.R., of my Staff, who took passage to Calais in the Drifter 'Lord Howe". I am bringing the gallant action of the Skipper to the notice of the Director of Sea Transport with a view to his being rewarded. Can you please ascertain, and report to me, what members of his crew should also be brought to the notice of the Director of Sea Transport for reward. I was on the quay at the time and can therefore endorse all parts of Lieutenant Whittle's report, which refers to work done alongside the quay. My address up to 4th June will be care of P.S.T.O., South-Western Hotel, Southampton, for Principal Sea Transport Officer, French Ports, (Commodore W.P.Gandell,R.N.) (signed) Secretary, II. P.S.T.O., French Ports. It is requested that the names of the following ratings may be brought to the notice of the Director of Sea Transport:- Second Hand Thomas H.Christian, R.N.R., LT/HO. Seaman William Bullen, R.N.R., LT/HO. tric Bush. Dover. 20th June 1940. CAPTAIN AUXILIARY PATROL.	Commodore Drifter Gallant Lord Howe Bush Christian Dover May Thomas

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 995.

FILE
ANSWERED
511
Y
YXI
PUT AWAY
2 JUIN 1940
COPY.
INITIALS
482
P.S.T.O.
FROM.
PRINCIPAL
SEA TRANSPORT
OFFICER
FRENCH PORTS.
EDC.
TO.
CAPTAIN A/P, DOVER.
Copy to MA/DST).
OPS.
31st May 1940.
PAY.
I enclose a copy of a report from Lieutenant Whittle, R.N.R., of
my Staff, who took passage to Calais in the Drifter 'Lord Howe".
I am bringing the gallant action of the Skipper to the notice
of the Director of Sea Transport with a view to his being rewarded.
Can you please ascertain, and report to me, what members of his
crew should also be brought to the notice of the Director of Sea
Transport for reward.
I was on the quay at the time and can therefore endorse all parts
of Lieutenant Whittle's report, which refers to work done alongside
the quay.
My address up to 4th June will be care of P.S.T.O., South-Western
Hotel, Southampton,
for Principal Sea Transport Officer,
French Ports,
(Commodore W.P.Gandell,R.N.)
(signed)
Secretary,
II.
P.S.T.O., French Ports.
It is requested that the names of the following ratings
may be brought to the notice of the Director of Sea Transport:-
Second Hand Thomas H.Christian, R.N.R., LT/HO.
Seaman William Bullen, R.N.R., LT/HO.
tric Bush.
Dover.
20th June 1940.
CAPTAIN AUXILIARY PATROL.