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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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. |
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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page 119 utch Skoot H.M.S, AMAZONE - rench Packet S.S. NEWHAVEN. Recommendations. OFFICER Lieutenant Commander Laurence Henry Phillips, R.N. Commanding Officer of H.M.S. AMAZONE. and in which 2 Personnel he Vessel the French Packet NEWHAVEN, AMAZONE Completed in 3 trips to Dunkirk beaches in French Master, trouble having been experienced in was embarked as moral stiffener to the getting the civilian manned personnel vessels to enter Dunkirk harbour. In AMAZONE this officer displayed marked initiative and determination under air attack and artillery fire and succeeded in lifting a large number of troops from the beaches. Whilst on board NEWHAVEN that vessel completed 2 trips satisfactorily. When in Dunkirk harbour with no troops in sight on the pier, went ashore and personally conducted a French Colonel and 1,000 of his troops on board. Recommended for mention. RATING. Ordinary Seaman Vincent Wakeham, 194588, Newfoundland Rating. Showed exceptional coolness and good seamanship in handling various abandoned motor boats and the AMAZONE'S dinghy in the surf. Great persistence and resource. An outstanding rating, whose conduct under fire amounted to gallantry. Recommended for decoration. Dutch Skoot H.M.S. BRANDARIS) W.D. Launch MARLBOROUGH Commander Charles Euman, R.N. (Ret.) W.D. Launch WOLF Personnel Vessel AUTOCARRIER - Master, C.M. Masters. Recommendations. OFFICER. Commander Charles Euman, R.N. BRENDARIS. (Ret.). Commanding MARLBOROUGH Officer WOLF. of Carried out WOLF as Commanding AUTOCARRIER as one 3 trips in the BRANDARIS, Officer, 5 in and the MARLBOROUGH in and the personnel vessel and crew. /In moral round trip stiffener to the Master