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outlined against the glow of fires that were still burning somewhere to the
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Westward in Dunkirk, and the steady streem of men passing along it and the
shapes of ships alongside vore silhouetted against the glare. Invide the
harbour there were numerous small craft passing up to the inner basins and
navigation was always exciting. French M.T.B's came in and loaded alongside
the West quay where from the boat, the MASSCS of French troops in orderly ranks
with their characteristic holmets showed up against the fires beyond. There
was the noise of continuous shelling which securd to be concentrated on the
beach and to Eastward of the pier, but inside the harbour the crack of
bursting sholls sounded very close and I often looked round in the expectation
of splashes nearby but saw none. Shells were however falling inside the harbour
and about midnight I saw two masts sticking out of the water with the masthood
light still burning on ONC. It was a trawler which had just been sunh. There
were casualties also in a destroyer alongsido.
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At 0200 as arranged we went up to the shore and of the pior to embark the
base party. As we got alongside there was a violont outburst of shelling,
which seemed to be very close to us, but the pier gave one = feoling of pro-
tection, There were no signs of the party so Wynne-Edwards wont along to the
dug-out and headquarters 200 yards away. I vaited on the parapet for his
return and watched the solid line of men making their way along the roadway
to the pier. By this time they were Frenchmen who load out into the flow of
British troops by a converging route. As a result 5,000 British were held up
or did not get off that night " instead a lot of French troops got away from
the East pier in addition to those from the West quay.
Wynne-Edwards camo back soon to say the party were on thoir vey and et
about 0245 we loft thoo acida dothe party on board.
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