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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779	Log in to enlarge	Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page 55 H.M.S. MEDWAY QUEEN - Lieutenant Alfred Thomas Cook. R.N.R. between This the the ship 27th completed May and 7 the trips 3rd to June. Dunkirk and the beaches was troops. off The beaches boats, whilst she used her own the continually under fire, embarking the the and shot down and altogether several times. Two was bombed machine gunned and the ship herself to England. over 3,500 troops enemy were aircraft brought were back Recommendations. OFFICERS, Lieutenant Alfred Thomas Cook, R.N.R. The and entries seamanship, was able to complete 7 By able his great skill, pertinacity, devotion to duty and under into Dunkirk harbour were made in trips. the the very difficult conditions, due to wrecks dark, and bombed many times, by his skill he was able to was avoid congestion in Dunkirk. Although the ship any damage being done to the ship. DSC Recommended for decoration. \ Sub. Lieutenant John David Greaves, R.N.R. With great gallantry and devotion to duty whilst under fire, evacuated troops from the beaches in the boats belonging to the ship. DSC IDSC in Recommended for decoration. X Engineer Sub. Lieutenant James Irvin, R.N.R. By his devotion to duty and leadership kept the rin engines in an efficient state, although the 1st and ter 3rd Engineers had collapsed through exhaustion. vor M Recommended for mention. as hom is RATINGS. Petty Officer Henry McAllister. C/P.23168. Was in general charge of the boats, and with great gallantry and devotion to duty evacuated many troops from the beaches whilst under fire. Mail DSM Recommended for decoration. Petty Officer Alfred Ernest Crossley, C/J.103237. DSM ashore great the evacuation, organising the small With devotion to duty and gallantry troops remained OF and arranging during for their embarkation in the boats. Recommended for decoration.	England Queen Cook Crossley Greaves Irvin May McAllister Page Thomas

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 779.

Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
Page 55
H.M.S. MEDWAY QUEEN - Lieutenant Alfred Thomas Cook. R.N.R.
between This the the ship 27th completed May and 7 the trips 3rd to June. Dunkirk and the beaches
was troops. off The beaches boats, whilst she used her own the
continually under fire, embarking the the
and shot down and altogether several times. Two was bombed
machine gunned and the ship herself
to England. over 3,500 troops enemy were aircraft brought were back
Recommendations.
OFFICERS,
Lieutenant Alfred Thomas Cook, R.N.R.
The and entries seamanship, was able to complete 7
By able his great skill, pertinacity, devotion to duty
and under into Dunkirk harbour were made in trips. the
the very difficult conditions, due to wrecks dark, and
bombed many times, by his skill he was able to was avoid
congestion in Dunkirk. Although the ship
any damage being done to the ship.
DSC
Recommended for decoration.
\
Sub. Lieutenant John David Greaves, R.N.R.
With great gallantry and devotion to duty whilst
under fire, evacuated troops from the beaches in the
boats belonging to the ship.
DSC IDSC in
Recommended for decoration.
X
Engineer Sub. Lieutenant James Irvin, R.N.R.
By his devotion to duty and leadership kept the
rin
engines in an efficient state, although the 1st and
ter
3rd Engineers had collapsed through exhaustion.
vor
M
Recommended for mention.
as
hom
is
RATINGS.
Petty Officer Henry McAllister. C/P.23168.
Was in general charge of the boats, and with great
gallantry and devotion to duty evacuated many troops
from the beaches whilst under fire.
Mail
DSM
Recommended for decoration.
Petty Officer Alfred Ernest Crossley, C/J.103237.
DSM ashore great the evacuation, organising the small
With devotion to duty and gallantry troops remained
OF
and arranging during for their embarkation in the boats.
Recommended for decoration.