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Operation "DYNAMO" this Recommendations of Personnel.
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SUTTON - Lieutenant-Commander This ship Actica Grenville Mathias Temple,
one to Dunkirk Many using times did her 4 trips, own boats three to to the R.N.
beaches. also machine guns. she was attacked take by aircraft troops from and the
Recommendations,
OFFICERS:
Acting Commander Grenville Mathias Temple, R.N.
This Officer showed great initiative
seamanship also in bringing off troops from the and
difficulties getting into Dunkirk, in view of beache,and the
It due to congestion of ships and many
brought off.
ship so close to the beaches that so many troops his were
was entirely due to being able to place wrecks.
By his initiative and devotion to duty, he was
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the beaches.
enabled to bring off a large number of troops from
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Recommended for decoration.
Sub.-Lieutenant William Geoffrey Hewitt. R.N.V.R.
This Officer was continually in charge of the
boat work on the beaches being frequently under
machine gun and shell fire and bombing attacks. Due
to his coolness and courage in encouraging and
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organising the troops, and to his seamanship, many
troops were brought off.
Recommended for promotion.
RATINGS:
Petty Officer Harold Beasley, C/J.93287.
Was in charge of boats, and due to his good
coolness, courage and gallantry under fire were of
seamanship no boats were lost or damaged. His
great encouragement to the troops and seamen under
him.
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Recommended for decoration.
Acting Stoker Petty Officer Albert George Dollery, P/KX.80017.
During the of the motor boat, and due often the
whole period of the operation, to this
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rating was engineer in which he ran the engine, were far
under in excess fire, of the what might have been expected the
efficient manner number of troops evacuated under
difficult weather conditions.
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Recommended for mention.
Acting/