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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289	Log in to enlarge	320 317 - 12 - 30/5 to be there rysolf also. About 10 p.m. I started back to the ship. It was getting dark and as I left the house with Lord Gort on enemy plano came over and a Bofors gun opened fire on 1t. I said goodbye to Lord Gort and went down the boach with Termant, General Lees and my Flag Lieutenant. Tennant asked if I had got 2 boat and I Laughod and vold him that I. hot got to make my otm way off - boats were too precious to be kept hanging about. The tide was further out and there were a number of boats and portoon craft stranded. A number of mon of the 12th Lancers were trying to get pontoons afloat, and 10 YES good to see them taking action to help themselves. Lying unused was a pontoon boat about 8 foot by 4. - flat-bottomed with sides about 18 inches high. I called over some soldiers and we got round it and carried it to the waters cdge. I then placed four 02 them each side and told than to wade out with 1t and get in when I told them. As we waded out thesea was calm, but a small swell was coming in and as the water got deoper I got them into the boat two by two until only Flags and I were still wading at the stern with the water well over our knees. Finally we got in togother and t started the soldiers paddling by numbers, rather like E racing boat's CLOW. They soon picked it up but I noticed there was already a good doal of water in the boat 4. the freeboard W&G about 3 inches and the wavelets were washing up to my stern as I sat on the gunwhale. I decided we should not get for before we swamped, and finding by means of my paddle that we were still in fairly shallow water I told my crow to jump'out. Out we all got and returned with our boat to the beach and emptied it. Tennant and Ceneral Leos had been 2 standing all this time watching and as we came ashore I could not asist the temptation of saying to the latter "Another example 0:3 Novel ineptitude." Reluctantly I had to reduce my crew by two and off we set again. This time things went All right and the soldiers settling down to paddling in fine style with the aid of occasional "one-two-threes" soon brought us off to the "WORCESTER" ogain. Having already lent all my spare olothing to Commodore Dovemson I had to fall back on Commender Allison for a change and I emerged From his cabin wearing an anotent pair of (Tey flamnol trousers, dirty white Gym shoos and	Aid Boat Commodore Allison Gort Lees right Tennant White

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320
317
- 12 -
30/5
to be there rysolf also.
About 10 p.m. I started back to the ship. It was getting dark and
as I left the house with Lord Gort on enemy plano came over and a Bofors
gun opened fire on 1t. I said goodbye to Lord Gort and went down the boach
with Termant, General Lees and my Flag Lieutenant. Tennant asked if I had
got 2 boat and I Laughod and vold him that I. hot got to make my otm way off -
boats were too precious to be kept hanging about. The tide was further
out and there were a number of boats and portoon craft stranded. A number
of mon of the 12th Lancers were trying to get pontoons afloat, and 10 YES
good to see them taking action to help themselves. Lying unused was a
pontoon boat about 8 foot by 4. - flat-bottomed with sides about 18 inches
high. I called over some soldiers and we got round it and carried it to
the waters cdge. I then placed four 02 them each side and told than to wade
out with 1t and get in when I told them. As we waded out thesea was calm,
but a small swell was coming in and as the water got deoper I got them into
the boat two by two until only Flags and I were still wading at the stern
with the water well over our knees. Finally we got in togother and t started
the soldiers paddling by numbers, rather like E racing boat's CLOW. They
soon picked it up but I noticed there was already a good doal of water in
the boat 4. the freeboard W&G about 3 inches and the wavelets were washing up
to my stern as I sat on the gunwhale. I decided we should not get for before
we swamped, and finding by means of my paddle that we were still in fairly
shallow water I told my crow to jump'out. Out we all got and returned with
our boat to the beach and emptied it. Tennant and Ceneral Leos had been
2
standing all this time watching and as we came ashore I could not asist
the temptation of saying to the latter "Another example 0:3 Novel ineptitude."
Reluctantly I had to reduce my crew by two and off we set again. This
time things went All right and the soldiers settling down to paddling in fine
style with the aid of occasional "one-two-threes" soon brought us off to the
"WORCESTER" ogain.
Having already lent all my spare olothing to Commodore Dovemson I had
to fall back on Commender Allison for a change and I emerged From his cabin
wearing an anotent pair of (Tey flamnol trousers, dirty white Gym shoos and