TNA ADM 199 792

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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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240	Log in to enlarge	8% crew wounded but some of the from still available. So he immediately brought the you action hundry 296 friend the remaining barrels single handed until th attack held of. He then came and assisted with the disposal of the confiderial books. Ae definited did wi intend abandoning ship until he, had done all that he could. It is practically cutain that the of the air craft were his as several zatingincluding acting P.O.Tel. Riddell say that the saw small explosions (such as that cause by graze jus -prunder) on two aneragr. Whether these aircraft came down is not known. 8. after giving the order to abandon ship, I procede below and beent the books with the help of Acting P.O.Te Riddell This rating showed great calmness and powers of leadership throughout. 9. The executive officer, Lieutenant A.N. Manwaring Killed had been mortally wounded This officer throughout the operations, and in fact throughout the Time he served und me, showed brinkelf to be an officer with very great quali as which the loss of which cannot easily be replaced. he was out of action, Sub-Lientenans r.s. that R.N.R. Wounded although wounded in the back, by and are took charge of the abandoning of the ship while I was busy with the kout the appears to have shown freat powers of leadership after he had got both carley thats away (my remain whaler was smashed at the don'ts) he saw a drift was passing and dived overboand with the idea of	Don Manwaring Riddell

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8%
crew wounded
but some of the from still available. So he
immediately brought the you action hundry
296
friend the remaining barrels single handed until th
attack held of. He then came and assisted with
the disposal of the confiderial books. Ae definited
did wi intend abandoning ship until he,
had done all that he could. It is practically
cutain that the of the air craft were his as several
zatingincluding acting P.O.Tel. Riddell say that the
saw small explosions (such as that cause by graze jus
-prunder) on two aneragr. Whether these aircraft came
down is not known.
8. after giving the order to abandon ship, I procede
below and beent the books with the help of Acting P.O.Te
Riddell This rating showed great calmness and
powers of leadership throughout.
9. The executive officer, Lieutenant A.N. Manwaring
Killed
had been mortally wounded This officer throughout the
operations, and in fact throughout the Time he served und
me, showed brinkelf to be an officer with very great quali as
which the loss of which cannot easily be replaced.
he was out of action, Sub-Lientenans r.s. that R.N.R.
Wounded
although wounded in the back, by and are took charge
of the abandoning of the ship while I was busy with the kout
the appears to have shown freat powers of leadership
after he had got both carley thats away (my remain
whaler was smashed at the don'ts) he saw a drift
was passing and dived overboand with the idea of