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now positions at dawn and retire to Dunleirk. This meant contituing the
ombarkation for several hours of daylight, and the experience of that morning
made mo uneasy as I feared hoavy losses under similar conditions.
The local headquarters on the pier looked much the same as when I had
last seen it, except that now the open space WOD full of ambulances and wounded
with doctors among them doing what they could.
While I was standing there I looked out to sea and I BAW e. destroyer
pass the entrance in tow of a tug. I was told it was the "IVARHOE," and it
was good to know sho had a chance to reach home in safety, as she eventually did.
As all the ships which had not been sunk were now gono and there was no
more I could do there, I decided to return and make contact with the Volez
Dover. I accordingly set off back in the M.T.B. and in spite of more bombing
and machino-gunning reached Dover in safety at 1130.
It had seemed a pretty long day already when we maild fast alongoide the
depot ship "SANDEURST"," While waiting there for 8. car. I 1720 lont a clean
shirt and a new pair of grey flannel trousers by Captain Gladstone to replace
those, now rather the worse for wear, which I had borrowed from Allinan in the
"WORCESTER." Soon a car arrived and drove me and my Flag Lioutenant up to
the offices of the Vice Admiral, Dover. The others I dropped at the local
hotel. I walked into the office, a rather untidy figure, and was greated by
Ramsey and Semerville. They had heard that "КЕТУН" had been hit on the bridge
and were pleasantly surprised at our safe return. After sending a tologram to
my wife and arranging for a phone message to tell my Secretary to Drive down
0. pair of trousers, shirt and shoes, I wont up to the Vico Admirel's house in
Dover Castle and had Iunch with him. It was a lovely sunny day and the viov
over the Channel seemed SQ peaceful, that, in spite of the lerge collection
of ships, it was hard to believe that Dunkirk was 30 short a distance away.
After lunch I slopt on Somerville's bed till about 1530 whon I returned
to the V.A.'S office tio hear the plans for the night. The way Led down a
steep road with a fine view 02" the harbour and Straits and then by a tunnol
into the hill below the Castle Firat down a stoop Blope with floor and valls
of concrate, then into a widepassage through walls of chelk with leyers of
hugo flints, divity 11t by an occasional This opened at the and into