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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647	Log in to enlarge	Wt. 47238/0555 40M 2/40 S.E.R. Ltd. Gp. 671. ADMIRALTY. REFERENCE SHEET. g, rom The Head of Military Branch To The First Lord THE CW OFFICERS MERCHANT NAVY FEDERATION LTD. Representing Navigating and Engineer Officers of the British Merchant Navy. MEMBER OF Registered Office: 23, LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON, E.C.3. THE NATIONAL MARITIME BOARD All correspondence to Our Ref. WHC/EF/JS.10607 TELEPHONE: MANSION HOUSE 0455 (3 LINES) be addressed to the Your Ref. TELEGRAMS: "PULONEROPE. FEN. LONDON." General Secretary. Branch Offices in Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff, Southampton Representatives in all principal Ports at Home and Abroad 19295 June 1940. he Federation is governed by a epresentative Council of The Secretary, The Admiralty, 19401 Ls avigating and Engineer Officers, S. W. ected by its Constituent Associations. 16JUNE4A Sir, PRESIDENT re: Captain G. Mallory of REGIST VICE-ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD HEATON ELLIS, K.B.E., C.B., M.V.O. S.S. "MALINES". GENERAL MANAGER: WILLIAM H. COOMBS We are given to understand that the Masters of (MASTER MARINER) the ships engaged in the Dunkirk evacuation have been asked to report on services of special merit rendered Federated Organisations: by their officers and crews. UNITED KINGDOM. We are quite certain that Masters will refrain Navigators & Engineer Officers Union. Navigators 8 General Insurance Co., Ltd. from making any reference to their own particular Radio Officers Union. service, and it is for this reason that we venture AUSTRALIA. to inform you that we have been asked by some of the Merchant Service Guild of Australasia. officers concerned, to venture to direct your CHINA AND HONG KONG. attention to the work of Captain Mallory, Master of China Coast Officers Guild. the S.S. "MALINES" owned by the L.N.E.R. Marine Engineers Guild of China. NEW ZEALAND. You will be aware that he answered distress New Zealand Merchant Service Guild. signals from H.M.S. "GRAFTON" and we understand he STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. put his ship alongside the "GRAFTON" and was Straits Merchant Service Guild. instrumental in saving approximately 1000 lives and subsequently picked up survivors from H.M.S. "WAKEFUL" Canadian Merchant CANADA. Service Guild. I understand that the officers of his ship, Parliamentary Committee: both deck and engine-room officers, were greatly immodore The Rt. Hon, The Earl Howe, impressed by the fine seamanship and cool courage Lord Churston. [P.C., C.B.R., R.N.V.R. ement leut Davies, Esq., K.C., shown by their Captain. P. -Commdr. R.T.H. Fletcher, M.P. R.N., M.P. dmiralof the Bart., Fleet, Sir Roger J.B. Keyes, Herbert, Esq., M.P. We trust that it will be possible for Captain Mallory's name to be considered if awards are in ommander -Col, Stephen King-Hall, M.P., M.P. etc. G.C.B., K.C.V.O. contemplation. J. T. C, Moore-Brabazon, R.N., leut.-Col. M. Pickthorn, Esq., M M.P. C., M.P D, Smiles, M.A., C.I.E., D.S. O., M.P.	Bart Cardiff London Malines Venture Crews Davies Ellis Fletcher Head Keyes King Mallory Masters

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Wt. 47238/0555 40M 2/40 S.E.R. Ltd. Gp. 671.
ADMIRALTY.
REFERENCE SHEET.
g,
rom The Head of Military Branch
To The First Lord
THE
CW
OFFICERS
MERCHANT
NAVY
FEDERATION LTD.
Representing Navigating and Engineer Officers of the British Merchant Navy.
MEMBER OF
Registered Office: 23, LEADENHALL STREET, LONDON, E.C.3.
THE NATIONAL
MARITIME BOARD
All correspondence to
Our Ref.
WHC/EF/JS.10607
TELEPHONE: MANSION HOUSE 0455 (3 LINES)
be addressed to the
Your Ref.
TELEGRAMS: "PULONEROPE. FEN. LONDON."
General Secretary.
Branch Offices in Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardiff, Southampton
Representatives in all principal Ports at Home and Abroad
19295
June 1940.
he Federation is governed by a
epresentative Council of
The Secretary,
The Admiralty,
19401
Ls
avigating and Engineer Officers,
S. W.
ected by its Constituent
Associations.
16JUNE4A
Sir,
PRESIDENT
re: Captain G. Mallory of REGIST
VICE-ADMIRAL SIR EDWARD
HEATON ELLIS, K.B.E., C.B., M.V.O.
S.S. "MALINES".
GENERAL MANAGER :
WILLIAM H. COOMBS
We are given to understand that the Masters of
(MASTER MARINER)
the ships engaged in the Dunkirk evacuation have been
asked to report on services of special merit rendered
Federated Organisations:
by their officers and crews.
UNITED KINGDOM.
We are quite certain that Masters will refrain
Navigators & Engineer Officers Union.
Navigators 8 General Insurance Co., Ltd.
from making any reference to their own particular
Radio Officers Union.
service, and it is for this reason that we venture
AUSTRALIA.
to inform you that we have been asked by some of the
Merchant Service Guild of Australasia.
officers concerned, to venture to direct your
CHINA AND HONG KONG.
attention to the work of Captain Mallory, Master of
China Coast Officers Guild.
the S.S. "MALINES" owned by the L.N.E.R.
Marine Engineers Guild of China.
NEW ZEALAND.
You will be aware that he answered distress
New Zealand Merchant Service Guild.
signals from H.M.S. "GRAFTON" and we understand he
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS.
put his ship alongside the "GRAFTON" and was
Straits Merchant Service Guild.
instrumental in saving approximately 1000 lives and
subsequently picked up survivors from H.M.S. "WAKEFUL"
Canadian Merchant CANADA. Service Guild.
I understand that the officers of his ship,
Parliamentary Committee:
both deck and engine-room officers, were greatly
immodore The Rt. Hon, The Earl Howe,
impressed by the fine seamanship and cool courage
Lord Churston.
[P.C., C.B.R., R.N.V.R.
ement leut Davies, Esq., K.C.,
shown by their Captain.
P. -Commdr. R.T.H. Fletcher, M.P. R.N., M.P.
dmiralof the Bart., Fleet, Sir Roger J.B. Keyes,
Herbert, Esq., M.P.
We trust that it will be possible for Captain
Mallory's name to be considered if awards are in
ommander -Col, Stephen King-Hall, M.P., M.P. etc.
G.C.B., K.C.V.O.
contemplation.
J. T. C, Moore-Brabazon, R.N.,
leut.-Col. M. Pickthorn, Esq., M M.P. C.,
M.P
D, Smiles, M.A.,
C.I.E., D.S. O., M.P.