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heavy bombing attachs which fortunately left us
unharmed attough one salud dropped just outside
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the jetty while we were on the inside We withdrew
from the harbour of proceeded to sea, a tremendous
air battle was proceeding all this time. By now
H.M.S. Ivanhoe was in Tow with a tug O it she
was spared further direct attach it seemed likely
she would make home, in the meantime H.M.S. Hawant,
who had earlier taken troops D survivors off
H.M.S. Ivanhoe, was hit Q on fire o did not
look likely to last, she was half -hull down
Q listing badly to port. Grive got alongside
o took off all the troops of Ivanhoe survivors
together with wounded Q her medical officer,
another vessel had Havant in tow. Grive then
proceeded to Dover having about yoo on board
in cluding many wounded, she arrived about 1300
at this stage Capt. hambart put ht. C.E. West R.N.R.
ashore, his work had been tremendous Q his
skil full manovering of the ship at the beach
of in harbour o alongside H.M.S. Havant
contributed enormously to grives success, but
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he had done his share o as a man of over
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sixty had earned a rest nevertheless Capt. Lambart
himself would not rest s having called the
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crew together , who had been simply magnificient,
told them of his intention to start off again
immediately Q take part in the operation at
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2200. that night They were all as determined
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as he D grive sailed about 1600 having just
taken on provisions D ammunition.
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Before sailing we were rempred by s/Lt
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Weyer R N.U.R. from Dover of also we put
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