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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795	Log in to enlarge	Page 72 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. M.S. CALCUTTA on Captain Dennis Marescaux Leas. R.N. Page 71 peration "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. BIDEFORD (Continued). Displayed great personal courage in his decision to remain on board. Recommended for decoration, Stoker Petty Officer Charles William Donnelly. D/K.5995. n N. Acting Cook Albert Victor Hocking, 58549. When the ship was bombed everyone aft was killed or badly wounded except these two men. Stoker Petty Officer Donnelly's duty was "in charge of the after fire and repair party". Hocking formed one of the First Aid Party. The fire main aft was blown away and fire broke out in the cabin flat immediately above the after magazine. These two men, working entirely on their own initiative, ran hoses aft from the first connection and succeeded in getting the fire under control and hoses down the after magazine hatch to flood the magazine (the magazine flooding arrangements were destroyed) and partly flooded it before assistance came. Their prompt and efficient action probably saved the ship. Recommended for decoration. Signalman Charles Raymond Craig, D/JX. 141848. Landed with an officer to organise embarkation on the beach, then joined one of the embarkation posts, took charge of the signalling apparatus and tring tered got into communication with several ships. When vors the station was destroyed by bombing, Craig improvised a signal lamp out of the headlight of a lorry and vas used this until the battery ran down. He remained hom ashore all night and was eventually sent back by the M embarkation officer. On arrival at Dover he volunteered to go over to Dunkirk pier, where signalmen were required, and spent another night there. Recommended for mention. ed 44 uplo	Aid Bideford Broke Calcutta Cook Craig Dennis Donnelly Dover Hatch Hocking Page

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Page 72
Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
M.S. CALCUTTA on Captain Dennis Marescaux Leas. R.N.
Page 71
peration "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
BIDEFORD (Continued).
Displayed great personal courage in his decision
to remain on board.
Recommended for decoration,
Stoker Petty Officer Charles William Donnelly. D/K.5995.
n
N.
Acting Cook Albert Victor Hocking, 58549.
When the ship was bombed everyone aft was killed
or badly wounded except these two men. Stoker Petty
Officer Donnelly's duty was "in charge of the after
fire and repair party". Hocking formed one of the
First Aid Party. The fire main aft was blown away
and fire broke out in the cabin flat immediately
above the after magazine. These two men, working
entirely on their own initiative, ran hoses aft from
the first connection and succeeded in getting the
fire under control and hoses down the after magazine
hatch to flood the magazine (the magazine flooding
arrangements were destroyed) and partly flooded it
before assistance came. Their prompt and efficient
action probably saved the ship.
Recommended for decoration.
Signalman Charles Raymond Craig, D/JX. 141848.
Landed with an officer to organise embarkation
on the beach, then joined one of the embarkation
posts, took charge of the signalling apparatus and
tring
tered
got into communication with several ships. When
vors
the station was destroyed by bombing, Craig improvised
a signal lamp out of the headlight of a lorry and
vas
used this until the battery ran down. He remained
hom
ashore all night and was eventually sent back by the
M
embarkation officer. On arrival at Dover he
volunteered to go over to Dunkirk pier, where
signalmen were required, and spent another night there.
Recommended for mention.
ed
44
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