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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
Displayed more same the coast, areas, successful great subjected On devotion than the 31st other to continuous May, small when craft air he attack, was working 8 hours in the off
Senior initiative; Officers and on was more favourably than to duty one reported under occasion. fire, upon and by marked the
Recommended for mention.
Motor Boat PRINCESS LILLY. - Sub. Lieutenant K.E.A.Bayley, R.N.V.R.
Recommendations.
Sub. Lieutenant K.E.A. Bayley, R.N.V.R.
Left Sheerness with 19 other small boats,
escorted by a trawler as guide, as most of the boats
had no compass. Half way across the trawler left
them. Succeeded in making Dunkirk after giving
assistance and many tows to motor-boats which broke
down. Spent nearly 30 hours ferrying troops from
Dunkirk and La Panne beaches, displaying considerable
ingenuity in working small boats in conjunction with
his own craft on a lee shore, under fire from bombing,
machine-gunning and German artillery. Had a crew of
two civilians and one Naval rating aged 191. Displayed
determination and leadership of a high order.
Recommended for mention.
Motor Boat TRITON: - Lieutenant Robert Hunter Irving, R.N.R.
Recommendation.
Lieutenant Robert Hunter Irving, R.N.R.
over a flotilla of launches from Sheerness
Took to Bray beach in the darkness with without no navigating help
to Ramsgate From 0500/30 to 1830/31 worked activities of
instruments. ferrying off troops and co-ordinating His the boat acted as
Directly who, continuous other favourably flagship and swamped together power responsible of on air Commodore boats with in other the for Stephenson vicinity: senior conduct. excellent officers, in control in example Under embarkation fire comments his of remarkable almost efforts, in of embarkation, most capsized devotion of feat
hundreds to duty and of gallant troops. conduct, Set an and performed a
of endurance.
Recommended for decoration.