TNA ADM 199 790

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.

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0771061, VREBOR PORTN.
Principal Sea Transport Office, French Ports.
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c/o Ministry of Shipping, (Room 8009),
Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square,
335
DUPLICATE
LONDON, Wele
24th June, 1940.
the Widelle,
The Director of Sea Transport. Inlais in Definer
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RM bringing the of the Skipper to the
Submitted: Director of to his buting
Forwarded with a request that the gallant action
Order you please and Sty of these two mon may be suitably rewarded.
vas 033 the guay the SIGNED: W.P. GANDELL
which does quest.
COMMODORE, R.N.
PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSPORT OFFICER, address up to 085 Aund FRENCH PORTS.
Hotols for for Transport Officer,
Printi locks,
(Commetore Senstall, MA)
(63gma)
Secretary,
P.S.T.O., French Ports.
(signal)
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.
(signed) Erio Bush.
CAPTAIN AUXILIARY PATROL.
Dover.
20th June, 1940.

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