Admiralty records concerning Operation Dynamo and the evacuation of troops from Dunkirk, covering 1940–1941.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/792. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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The Do 122 Page 132 Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. OYAL DAFFODIL (Continued). 30 Second Engineer William Leonard Evans. Assisting the Chief Engineer and enabling steam to be kept and engines running. M Recommended for mention. W. C. E. Smith, 7520070, R.A.M.C. This soldier was recommended by the Master for excellent work which he did in tending the wounded and sick through the voyage. M Recommended for mention. OYAL SOVEREIGN - Thomas Jeffrey Aldis, Master. (Decorated for this operation in London Gazette 7th June, 1940). is This ship completed seven trips, continually under gunfire and bombing. Brought a very large number of troops back to this country. IOSPITAL CARRIER - ST. ANDREW - Herbert Cecil Bond, Master. so Le This ship completed two trips, and on the first she was so heavily shelled off Calais, and had no alternative but to escape the range of fire by crossing the minefields, Again, on the second trip she was continually under raids from aircraft. Recommendation. OFFICER. Master, Herbert Cecil Bond. Showed great skill in manoeuvring the ship into M Dunkirk, whilst under continued bombardment from the air. Recommended for mention. ST. HELIER - Reginald Richard Pittman, Master. This ship did five trips to Dunkirk, and in addition, two trips bofore Dynamo started, to Calais and Boulogne. On the first trip, whilst in Dunkirk, there was a very heavy/