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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 719–719 of this collection

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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
719	Log in to enlarge	250 OPERATION 23] NO.24 SHIP:- M/B. COMMODORE STATEMENT BY $ Crew Service Sub. Lt. Thompson, R.N.R. Left Dover in COMMODORES - open N/B. A.B. 31st at dawn. Towed in two tows of two. Sto. Beech Went to beach near Dunkirk harbour cast off PKX 90016. tow, collected troops from beach and forried Ord.Sea. them to WORCESTER. Soldiers climbed about themselves. Took about 20 a trip. About one hour for the round trip. Here machine gunned - boat was holed and made so much water 18 had to be beached and abandoned. Joined the EASTBOURNE QUEEN by using & rowing boat found on the beach. Troops boarded EASTBOURNE QUICKN by wading out up to their shoulders. EASTBOURNE Quest took about 40 to the WORCESTER which then (about 1600/1st) went alongside pier. WORCESTER was continually bombed, fragemts from near misses killed 3 and wounded several nearby. Left Dunicier in WORCESTER about 1700/1800. Beach littered with equipment. Pier bombed, beach shelled, sheltered under dereliot boat.	Boat Commodore Dawn Eastbourne Queen Queen Quest Dover Thompson