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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1015	Log in to enlarge	Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page 112, Tilbury Dreaging Co. S.S. Recommendations, QUEENSLAND - J. L. Bunt, Master. Deckhands W. Absolom and M. Hains. Fine until boats lines crews, all to boats in mercantile troops under seamen, As difficulties and swamped, full during of soldiers or heavy swamped. when bombing. in Also fire ran Recommended for decoration. H.M.Tug ST. ABBS. - Lieutenant Thomas Ernest Brooker. R.N. (Retired). Recommendations. Leading Officer Steward Edmund Samuel Lawrence, P/L.8649. 8649. When KEITH, SKIPJACK and ST. ABBS were sunk during a heavy bomb attack, some survivors were embarked in a steam lighter. Leading Steward Lawrence was conspicuous for his coolness, courage and devotion to duty at all times, and foraged round the wreck for food and clothing, and assiduously tended the wounded 0 on the voyage home. Recommended for decoration. Tug FOREMOST 87. - J. Freyer, Master. This tug was used throughout the operations for purposes of salvage, and in particular for towing barges to the beaches. Recommendation. Master. J. Freyer. Showed great initiative and seamanship in under towing de whilst being bombed also in B. difficult conditions to the Dunkirk beaches, and in the bringing loaded barges same back again to Dover, and salving of damaged craft. Recommended for decoration. Tug LADY BRASSEY. - T. J. Hopwood, Master. kinds of salvage This jobs tug during was used the repeatedly operation DYNAMO, for all very ofter	Foremost 87 Lady Brassey Queensland Skipjack Absolom Brooker Bunt Crews De Dover Hains Hopwood Lawrence Page Steward Thomas Tilbury

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page
112,
Tilbury Dreaging Co. S.S. Recommendations, QUEENSLAND - J. L. Bunt, Master.
Deckhands W. Absolom and M. Hains.
Fine
until boats lines crews, all to boats in mercantile troops under seamen, As
difficulties and swamped, full during of soldiers or heavy swamped. when bombing. in Also fire
ran
Recommended for decoration.
H.M.Tug ST. ABBS. - Lieutenant Thomas Ernest Brooker. R.N. (Retired).
Recommendations.
Leading Officer Steward Edmund Samuel Lawrence, P/L.8649. 8649.
When KEITH, SKIPJACK and ST. ABBS were sunk
during a heavy bomb attack, some survivors were
embarked in a steam lighter. Leading Steward Lawrence
was conspicuous for his coolness, courage and devotion
to duty at all times, and foraged round the wreck for
food and clothing, and assiduously tended the wounded
0
on the voyage home.
Recommended for decoration.
Tug FOREMOST 87. - J. Freyer, Master.
This tug was used throughout the operations for
purposes of salvage, and in particular for towing
barges to the beaches.
Recommendation.
Master. J. Freyer.
Showed great initiative and seamanship in under towing
de
whilst being bombed also in
B.
difficult conditions to the Dunkirk beaches, and in the
bringing loaded barges same back again to Dover, and salving
of damaged craft.
Recommended for decoration.
Tug LADY BRASSEY. - T. J. Hopwood, Master.
kinds
of
salvage This jobs tug during was used the repeatedly operation DYNAMO, for all very ofter