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Sutton collected coldiers from overtumed pontoon. Allowed to bronch in swell. Three believed dramed mainly the to lack of foresight of shore authorities in allowing troops to emback with full equipment and overcoats in detoriorating weather conditions. 120 tecago omberked montly 3,S,,
ReAdy RAIS.C. with a for infortaynen ml guards, moralo very good but very critical of Lock of R.M.P. support and Solgium treathory bohind lines.
Country code to be filled with adoo, night poultions during retreat soon to be signatted by flamlight to plened, banbed within half on hour of being ontablished. Surgelning apood of advance of Commo against positions being propared and against (ive boolding also
Important factors.
1137. Walghed enchor and discharged tedogo alonguide lydi, 1SA8
and DOB Ancreasing alightly, rather low cloud.
1190. Proceedod North Goodsin 60, Voccal to and the for nomb readeavous. tydd and Room procession to Mergabo to Mocharge treaps.
1530. Anchored où North Goodidn St. Voncol.
1055. Weighod and proceeded to Dunkiris in company with Riger.
Passed great number of mall creft, 00 will 00 Controyors and paddlors.
2115. Pessod Dunitize Herbour docume 1 cable. Heavy genfire from boach about 2 milos word of Herboury apparently enemy chelling tom.
Pires in Dunident more expensive.
2147. Anchored off bonch between La Pomo end No algn
2235. Boat from shore reported troops further to content, only or bonto an expected.
boat available nun aground. Moved 1 allo customerd.
Security 194 June 0200: No troops yet contrated, to bonto except
Subton's available. Several minolaying aircraft overhood, observed parechuto minos deconding about 3 cables should and 1 cable astern.
Mines reported dropped all over folrway.
0190. Commenced loading broops with our oun notor bont and wholer
Troops ship's Refe and infentryment Including guards, 3. Yorks., after and lifeboat found off booth. Lator contated by motor yacht. and mohine montly detechment. No. RedePe before or One dram.
Opened gun occapional aircraft at drum. whilet lovel bombing fire on at about 9000 foot followed by mechino gunding in omborizing boing halped over the aldo. This heavy gun attack wounded from postecns alongaide, 000 commity mechino receiving wounds attack undoubtodly but would ted Lowis gun and Bron toxido manned Bron the back whilet have boon prossed home country the
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with information
8th June, 1940.
Rear Admiral, Dover Report of Proceedings, 29th May - 3rd June
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I have the honour to submit the following report on the operations
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Low embarkation rate off basehes at the Issue this 30 per hour owned by lack of centrol ashore for first days: und of suitable boats FACTORS ASSISTING THE EVACUATION.
No whip to beach communication to augediate Issuing, resulting in casual 1. asseed by ships lying off banches for hours in deplight.
Discipline and coolness of troops under fire on beach
No That and in unfamiliar conditions in boats throughout evacuation.
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No 6. billiamive shown by Army staff in local boats
Excellent physical condition of majority of troops.
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DATE
58h June, 1940.
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RESIDED INFRIGH OFFICER, -
REPORT DE X MA STATE OF THANKS USA FIGHT
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On completing discharge of the Milliary Date at Resease on Day Stat Holleds "Bayal Engle" proceeded $0.00 boy and reported roady to proceed.
that all poddle minorrecyors and ninenveepers were to proceed
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North Ch22 at Theomenn the ship proceeded to the beneten via vale
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endervoursi to obtain confirmation that mayor Engla wa ment to be included In the signal - but 200 obtaining this I signalled that
2-8 intended to proceed and left nb 1930a.
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From:- Resident Naval Officer, Poole,
Dynam 241.
To:- F.O.I.C. Portland.
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Copy to Staff Officer Operations, Portmouth.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM COMMANDING OFFICERS OF REQUISTITIONED
DUTCH COASTERS, WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO"
"SAN ANTONIO"
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people. On first trip 270 people were taken off Dunkirk Breakwater and on Second trip 330
On second trip a dive bombing attack was made on the vossel from ahead by & Junkers
89 plane and two bombs just missed astern. The first of these was a delay action bomb. The ship experienced heavy bombardment by 5.9 inch shells whilst embarking the second time.
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"HEBE" ( Report as written by commanding Officer)
The Dútch Coastal vessel "Hebe" was takon over by a Naval Crew on Friday 24th. May 1940
H.M.S. Hebe was commissioned on Saturday 25th. May 1940, Commanding Officer, Lieut.
A. H. Rowlandson R.N., First Licut. Lieut P.A.B.Powell R.N., and a crew of LP.O.
1 E.R.A. 2 Stokers 1 A.B. and 4. Ordinary Seaman.
The first O eration carried out was on Monday 27th. May when TO sailed in
Company with the rest of the group with orders to evacuate troops from the Beach between Dunkirk and La Panne or from Dunicirk.
Hebe arrived off Dunicirk at about 0030 and I approached the beach twice but found no troops and no opposition. I turned West along the beach towards
Dunkirk, entered and went alongside the east fetty in shore, I loaded with troops all that remained there, and returned to Dover on completion with about 150 on board. No opposition was encountered.
The only casuality was a slight wound in the foot of the commanding officer H.M.S. Hebe from a bullet accidentally fired by a British Soldier on board.
The second operation began on Tednesday 29th. leaving Dover at 20.00. I
went to Dunkirk by the Calais route and although constantly searched by searchlights no batteries opened fire on the Calais coast.
Off Dunkirk I came up to H.N.S. Sursun Corda lowering a boat near the wreckage of a vessel apparently mined. One voice was heard and a mineaveeper arrived and sent over a boat I continued my course.
I passed close to the entrance to Dunkirk, the jetties and piers were deserted so I continued eastward and went ashore near & large body of British troops
I lowered the only boat and carly left and began embarking these troops. This proved to be very slow so I approached the beach and bows to the shore enabled men to wade out and climb on board. About 300 were taken on board and forried out to a destroyer.
I repeated this operation and took operation and took over another 300
to 350 men to the minesweeper Fitaroy. The Captain let me have two large type life saving nets to put over the bows which assisted embarking troops after I returned to shore.
No other large ships were lying off Dunkirk. H.M.S. Friso was embarizing troops and H.M.S. Sursum Corda was aground close in shore. I attempted to tow her
Yoff but failed and was driven onto a small Bank close to her and remained aground until 18.30
At 18.00 Geramn Artillery began shelling the sand dunes and beach, although shapnel fell over us and wounded men aboard Sursum Corda we got afloat without difficulty and oaded about 250 troops and went down towards La Panne to ass them to a destroyer there.
I remaine a there resouing men from the water embarking men from boats and pontoons the majority of these were passed to & destroyer and were suffering from exposure.
At 23. I found no more men to embark and returned to Dover without further incident with about 250 people on board.
The ship was without ater and fuel and I arrived at Dover at about 11.00
on Friday 31st. May. Wa or and provisions were embarked and I was sent to Remsgate
In company with H.M.S. Fiso whose compass WILB useless owing to banbing attack.
On Sunday June 2nd. 1940 while under way to the fuellingJetty In
Ransgate Harbour I was ordered alongside the Pior to enbark 249 Cerman prisoners to take them to
The Dover. hold filled and about a dosen wounded were left lying on deck. the The
"uard consiste of 36 was frenc security Police and 6 cadets of the O.T.C. under
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H.M.S. "Brandaris,"
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lould her propully and S was requestant by
4 captain in tow for off the beank, by his time Howmaring was hard and ter for two hims 5
getting her aflont and townd her back the Downs. During the trip Barnif everloped engine trubble and will my pround
E slow speed at 1400 andrownd bath winds if Deal, him the troops am diamburked.
In 30/5/40 at 1600 s received orders to tow through to Ramigate and anchoul off the role at 1930 and ported arture.
From this time tal 2/6/40 Bornif awaited hairs which sure completed at 1800 on 2/6/40.
I received orders at 1500 m 3/6/40 to fround its Dan kink and arrumed alongula Male at
230 and embarked troups. D.B. hera went ground during these proudings and I indisement
NP tow hir off but without rucess. During his aparation the Narboard sporat of Borny tas lost and donts damagid. al 0100
hand Dunkerk harbonr and returned to
Rams gate and arrumed at 0700 humbur in think and pg, trups result growted disember ked of antrance by motor to boats. Venel flouted were at 0900 and prouded to anange. Security