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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731	Log in to enlarge	Page 8 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. M.S. GRAFTON - Commander (Killed Cecil E. C. Robinson, R.N. when ship was torpedoed). May, Bray beach. Dover 1100/28 after which she of 27th GRAFTON landing embarked them at 277 troops during the night to board, Leaving she Bray just after midnight returned 850 M.T.B. from a sunken ship. lying stopped picking up survivors by a troops on at 0250, while was hit by 2 torpedoes fired with was blown and the ship's back appeared to be broken. The stern off of the ship abaft the after magazine bulkhead all the ship's company that could be spared. The remainder sea, the troops were transferred to S.S. MALINES and then An hour later, the ship rolling heavily in a rising transferred sinking. later to IVANHOE when GRAFTON was slowly Recommendations. FICER. Surgeon-Lieutenant Joseph Wishart Shield, M.B., B.Ch. R.N.V.R. Worked indefatigably among the many wounded and with complete disregard for his own safety, visited damaged compartments in the stern searching for wounded before he could possibly have known that the ship would not sink at once. C.,,D,S.C. Recommended for decoration.	Ivanhoe Malines Ch. Dover May Page Robinson

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
M.S.
GRAFTON
- Commander (Killed Cecil E. C. Robinson, R.N.
when ship was torpedoed).
May, Bray beach. Dover 1100/28 after which she of 27th
GRAFTON landing embarked them at 277 troops during the night
to board, Leaving she Bray just after midnight returned 850
M.T.B. from a sunken ship. lying stopped picking up survivors by a
troops on at 0250, while was hit by 2 torpedoes fired with
was blown and the ship's back appeared to be broken.
The stern off of the ship abaft the after magazine bulkhead
all the ship's company that could be spared. The remainder
sea, the troops were transferred to S.S. MALINES and then
An hour later, the ship rolling heavily in a rising
transferred sinking. later to IVANHOE when GRAFTON was slowly
Recommendations.
FICER.
Surgeon-Lieutenant Joseph Wishart Shield, M.B., B.Ch. R.N.V.R.
Worked indefatigably among the many wounded and
with complete disregard for his own safety, visited
damaged compartments in the stern searching for
wounded before he could possibly have known that the
ship would not sink at once.
C.,,D,S.C.
Recommended for decoration.