TNA ADM 199 790

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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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1116	Log in to enlarge	583 On the Sunday June 2nd. we were loaded up with stores with orders 6 to tow to Dunkirk and slip the barge into Harbour and leave her, which order was cancelled during Sunday morning, and on Monday morning they discharged the cargo again and I was ordered on Monday afternoon to proceed to Strood, arriving at 10.30 on Tuesday night, the 4th June under sail. Wages received - Master £8.8s.10d. Mate £5.14s.1d. All the time we were at or near the shore, from 5. 0 a.m. to 2. 0 p.m. enemy bombing continually went on and we were the target for machine gunfire three times but luckily missed the fire. About 12 noon ten R.A.F. Fighters came over and drove off about 30 bombers. I SaW them shoot down four. Although all sorts of guns were firing all round, not one piece of shrapnel fell on board. But five bombs fell very close between us and a trawler on the way back and the barge was lifted out of the water about a foot. ed Damage to barge in sundry places, grazed and spintered, bollard on the port bow badly strained and also on the starboard quarter. The engine was also damaged, 1 - 7" and 2 - - 4" Bass ropes broken. My full name and address is:- Edward Walter "Rosme", Filley. 86 Jersey Road, Strood. Kent. Mate's name:- James Doherty. 87 Dickens Road, Maidstone.	Maidstone Barge Dickens Filley Kent Walter

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583
On the Sunday June 2nd. we were loaded up with stores with orders
6
to tow to Dunkirk and slip the barge into Harbour and leave her,
which order was cancelled during Sunday morning, and on Monday
morning they discharged the cargo again and I was ordered on
Monday afternoon to proceed to Strood, arriving at 10.30 on
Tuesday night, the 4th June under sail.
Wages received - Master £8.8s.10d.
Mate £5.14s.1d.
All the time we were at or near the shore, from 5. 0 a.m. to 2. 0 p.m.
enemy bombing continually went on and we were the target for machine
gunfire three times but luckily missed the fire. About 12 noon
ten R.A.F. Fighters came over and drove off about 30 bombers. I
SaW them shoot down four. Although all sorts of guns were firing
all round, not one piece of shrapnel fell on board. But five bombs
fell very close between us and a trawler on the way back and the
barge was lifted out of the water about a foot.
ed
Damage to barge in sundry places, grazed and spintered, bollard
on the port bow badly strained and also on the starboard quarter.
The engine was also damaged,
1 - 7" and 2 - - 4" Bass ropes broken.
My full name and address is :-
Edward Walter "Rosme", Filley. 86 Jersey Road, Strood. Kent.
Mate's name :- James Doherty.
87 Dickens Road, Maidstone.