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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
H.M.S. GRIVE - Captain, the Hon. Lionel Oliver Lambart, D.S.O., R.N.
Sub. -Lieutanant - the John Kenneth Barton Miles, R.N.V.R. (Retired). -
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 at from the East beach with her own boats,
arriving back 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
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 West,
R.N.R. (an officer of over 60) ashore, as he had done
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.
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:
Captain. the Hon. Lionel John Olive Lambart, D.S.O., R.N. (Retired)
For gallantry and exceptional endurance and
devotion to duty.
Recommended for posthumous decoration.
Sub. -Lieutenant John Kenneth Barton Miles, R.N.V.R.
For gallantry in action.
Recommended for decoration.