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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upe 12th 1940 C.C.S. Base 59% Wermonth 558 bhronicle of Events of Imerniades may 29th Proceeded so Dower under Doner. 30th Comfleted with oil and water Com mand of Lieut. martin R.H.R. arriving and provision, Luest martin while to so to another ship took charge of Income nd proceeded the 31st may in Curver under run Power with two trainlers towing small motor boats, at between 11 and 12 on after great difficultres in keeping Confact with Hawler the tiansler slifid their Tow. in he darkness we missid the Convoy, so decided to wait ontill dazlight, when sighting two Belguim drifters the Joinsa with them asking if ther were procerding to Dunkins, not quite lear. signted Transport and asked by Signal Coresfonded with the coam we were the coarse for Dunkirk, the Coarse received steering so proceeded the in Company Just before Dunkirk we were attacked G 4 as arring aircraft but doing at with us machine little damage, action, fun fire the arring taking Drifts at astern being put out of from the books to the destroyers, tombs our destination, proceeded to Embark hoots which there puff rather close, Sing how was rowing up a Leavy barrage, several us a hard droffed the one Destroyer was was AFTER fathy one Loading, underweigh boat on contain Leaving 24 the British Destroyer. / French sighted officer and shaking, Except the one that I so in and took them off, weigh as proceeded the Denti open was getty under