TNA ADM 199 792

Collection details

TNA ADM 199 792

Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, covering 1940–1941.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 792

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
167	Log in to enlarge	-2- was stopped to other engined The trip allow across a German was diesel uneventful. The Several passed one destroyers floating At 03.30 and mine the which engine craft I decided stopped passed to us, leave while we time two drifters hove in sight. I decided to hail th untouched. and about the drifter because I was uncertain of my position, having chart or maps. The drifter altered course towards us took us aboard and the boat in tow. I found my positi to be about 15 miles S.E. of Ramsgate and I estimate the my course made good would have brought us to a point S. Ramsgate (Deal?) at about 0800 on Thursday, May 30th. P.O. Bennion remained at the wheel continuousl from 2100 to 0200 and with P.O. Emery brought the wounde seamen safely to the Naval base in spite of attempts by the Army to claim him as a casualty. The two P.O's mentioned carried out all duties with precision and showe great initiative in the handling of the situation. The behavious of the naval party was exemplary and their unflagging energy and support enabled us to escape and at the same time bring eight English and two French soldiers safely to England. (Sgd) Reginald J. Crews. 5.6.40.	Boat Deal Drifter England Bennion Crews Emery English May Miles

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 167.

-2-
was stopped to other engined
The trip allow across a German was diesel uneventful. The
Several passed one destroyers floating At 03.30 and mine the which engine craft I decided stopped passed to us, leave while we
time two drifters hove in sight. I decided to hail th
untouched. and about the
drifter because I was uncertain of my position, having
chart or maps. The drifter altered course towards us
took us aboard and the boat in tow. I found my positi
to be about 15 miles S.E. of Ramsgate and I estimate the
my course made good would have brought us to a point S.
Ramsgate (Deal?) at about 0800 on Thursday, May 30th.
P.O. Bennion remained at the wheel continuousl
from 2100 to 0200 and with P.O. Emery brought the wounde
seamen safely to the Naval base in spite of attempts by
the Army to claim him as a casualty. The two P.O's
mentioned carried out all duties with precision and showe
great initiative in the handling of the situation. The
behavious of the naval party was exemplary and their
unflagging energy and support enabled us to escape and at
the same time bring eight English and two French soldiers
safely to England.
(Sgd) Reginald J. Crews.
5.6.40.