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W.A.S. HORNE LDG. Si
R.F.R. B.1672
M.L. MERMAIDE
JUNE 13th 1940.
c/o HOTER E.)
WEYNOU
DUTY PERFORMED By M.L. "MERMAIDEN" Doks
AT EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK.
Lept Heyminth of 6.30P.M.St procession to .) we
& / & Maid RNR
555
am
Wed 29/5/40, went to Sharmes, There 30/5/40, of was put
kswain of a small open moha boat named Two Revers:
ith Ldg Sho Williams of Devenport RNB. Christian name 998 to
as
to (Christian name & off be not known) and molored
known) to drive the molor, and Sea horris RNRof Lowshoff
Lobs % Dunkish to help evacuate she Goldiers from the
ch, arriving at Dunkish early hows of Frid morning
beach East of Dunkirk piers a Heamship of decided mg
sharted to bring of Proops b HMS.Winchelsea. See on
prom
am work amships the under surf falls the which which be was were of presty her hanging as heavy 4 from gave of some logh her davits shelter one of
is
the
heligged as a boat rope made fast lo the S/s sterm
ach has get our boat out clear of he Gurf, bout
6
/
chelsea in she morning when going in from the
we out which If think was owing to the shock of
for load of Folders our engine
k
code around, we carried on in is the beach of
explosion of the bombs which were dropping
a
raded up with goldiers hauled out our boat be
other
4 boat cope regged to the Oftern of the steamship
who
gnabed to motor lannch which gave us her sofe
who
d howed us to the Winchelsea and continued lo low
going alonglide of Winchelsea with the last load
to and fro, all the daywill lake in the evening
6
eart ordered us she Crew of the: Two Rivers abound
m
Gless and could only drift about we Pharmeses were brought and
with the molor broke down and baking we were
ach h Dover and then went on to ready
ady to sahe another boat across if needed