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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498	Log in to enlarge	CONFIDENTIAL Lyness VX ADM LDN. ACOS. PASS TO ADMIRALTY ADDRESSED ADMIRALTY FROM PROSERPINE A F 0 3178 PAGE 14 LINE 32. REQUEST EARLY VERIFICATION CHRISTIAN NAMES AND OFFICIAL NUMBER OBSERVING LEADING STWARD BERTIE LAWRENCE P/I 12007 OF PROCERRINE WAS THE ONLY STEWARD Admiralty, S.W.1. 1st September, 1940 vate George William Crowther, 6th Field Ambulance B. Company, No. 1354480. This man had been embarked from Bray ch after the ship was struck by bombs he at e volunteered to help the Surgeon. An r later, when the troops on board had been nsferred to another ship, he offered to in in BIDEFORD and continue his work there, hough he knew that the ship was badly aged and aground, and it was considered y improbable that she would reach England. EARLY VERIFICATION Les. remained to tend his wounded comrades and ERVING LEADING STWARD ced continuously and with great efficiency th nearly 48 hours. WAS THE ONLY STEWARD encils. TUC His decision to remain on board showed it courage. SEP 1940	Bideford England Christian George Lawrence Page Steward

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CONFIDENTIAL
Lyness
VX
ADM LDN. ACOS. PASS TO ADMIRALTY
ADDRESSED ADMIRALTY
FROM PROSERPINE
A F 0 3178 PAGE 14 LINE 32. REQUEST EARLY VERIFICATION
CHRISTIAN NAMES AND OFFICIAL NUMBER OBSERVING LEADING STWARD
BERTIE LAWRENCE P/I 12007 OF PROCERRINE WAS THE ONLY STEWARD
Admiralty, S.W.1.
1st September, 1940
vate George William Crowther, 6th Field
Ambulance B. Company, No. 1354480.
This man had been embarked from Bray
ch after the ship was struck by bombs he at
e volunteered to help the Surgeon. An
r later, when the troops on board had been
nsferred to another ship, he offered to
in in BIDEFORD and continue his work there,
hough he knew that the ship was badly
aged and aground, and it was considered
y improbable that she would reach England. EARLY VERIFICATION
Les.
remained to tend his wounded comrades and
ERVING LEADING STWARD
ced continuously and with great efficiency
th
nearly 48 hours.
WAS THE ONLY STEWARD
encils.
TUC
His decision to remain on board showed
it courage.
SEP 1940