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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817	Log in to enlarge	Page 92. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. H.M.S. GRIVE - Captain. the Hon. Lionel Oliver Lambart, D.S.O., R.N. Sub. -Lieutanant - John Kenneth Barton Miles, R.N.V.R. (Retired). - the only surviving officer. GRIVE left Portsmouth 1530/29th May, arrived Dover 2359/29 and sailed for Dunkirk 1400/30, where for 2½ hours she embarked troops from the East beach with her own boats, arriving back at Dover a.m. 31st with just under 300 troops. GRIVE left Dover again at 1400/31, entered Dunkirk harbour at 2000/31 and embarked 400 troops during a very in severe air raid. GRIVE arrived back at Dover 0100/1, landed her troops and although having only 5 rounds of ammunition left per gun, sailed again at 0300/1. Reaching Dunkirk 0800/1 GRIVE went alongside the pier and took off a group of troops during heavy bombing. Leaving harbour GRIVE went alongside HAVANT, which had been hit by a bomb, and was on fire, and took off all her troops and wounded, together with IVANHOE's survivors. GRIVE arrived Dover 1300/1 with 700 on board. At this stage Captain Lambart put Lieutenant C.E. West, R.N.R. (an officer of over 60) ashore, as he had done e magnificent work handling the ship "and had earned a rest". Captain Lambart himself, who was 67, would not rest; he assembled his crew, informed them he intended to start off again immediately. The crew were equally determined and, having provisioned and ammunitioned, the ship sailed at 1600/1. n When approaching Dunkirk about 2230 GRIVE apparently was mined and was blown to pieces. This account is taken from the narrative of Sub.-Lieut. Miles, the only officer saved. Recommendations. OFFICERS: ps, 23 uring Captain. the Hon. Lionel John Olive Lambart, D.S.O., R.N. (Retired) stered ivors For gallantry and exceptional endurance and was devotion to duty. whom Port. M. Recommended for posthumous decoration. Sub. -Lieutenant John Kenneth Barton Miles, R.N.V.R. For gallantry in action. DSC D.S.C Recommended for decoration. a ip 1008 evec in.	Grive Ivanhoe Barton Dover Lambart May Miles Page West

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Page 92.
Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
H.M.S. GRIVE - Captain. the Hon. Lionel Oliver Lambart, D.S.O., R.N.
Sub. -Lieutanant - John Kenneth Barton Miles, R.N.V.R. (Retired). -
the only surviving officer.
GRIVE left Portsmouth 1530/29th May, arrived Dover
2359/29 and sailed for Dunkirk 1400/30, where for 2½ hours
she embarked troops from the East beach with her own boats,
arriving back at Dover a.m. 31st with just under 300 troops.
GRIVE left Dover again at 1400/31, entered Dunkirk
harbour at 2000/31 and embarked 400 troops during a very
in
severe air raid. GRIVE arrived back at Dover 0100/1, landed
her troops and although having only 5 rounds of ammunition
left per gun, sailed again at 0300/1.
Reaching Dunkirk 0800/1 GRIVE went alongside the pier
and took off a group of troops during heavy bombing. Leaving
harbour GRIVE went alongside HAVANT, which had been hit by a
bomb, and was on fire, and took off all her troops and
wounded, together with IVANHOE's survivors. GRIVE arrived
Dover 1300/1 with 700 on board.
At this stage Captain Lambart put Lieutenant C.E. West,
R.N.R. (an officer of over 60) ashore, as he had done
e
magnificent work handling the ship "and had earned a rest".
Captain Lambart himself, who was 67, would not rest; he
assembled his crew, informed them he intended to start off
again immediately. The crew were equally determined and,
having provisioned and ammunitioned, the ship sailed at
1600/1.
n
When approaching Dunkirk about 2230 GRIVE apparently was
mined and was blown to pieces.
This account is taken from the narrative of Sub.-Lieut.
Miles, the only officer saved.
Recommendations.
OFFICERS:
ps,
23
uring
Captain. the Hon. Lionel John Olive Lambart, D.S.O., R.N. (Retired)
stered
ivors
For gallantry and exceptional endurance and
was
devotion to duty.
whom
Port. M.
Recommended for posthumous decoration.
Sub. -Lieutenant John Kenneth Barton Miles, R.N.V.R.
For gallantry in action.
DSC D.S.C
Recommended for decoration.
a
ip
1008
evec
in.