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Operation - Recommendations of Personnel.
"DYNAMO"
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RAMSGATE AND MARGATE.
BASE ORGANISATION.
Recommendations.
FICERS.
Captain William Raigersfeld Phillimore, R.N. (Retd.).
charge Organisation at Ramsgate was in
Throughout of the Base the operation this officer sole
Margate He worked which quickly assumed very large and
coupled with ceaselessly day and night and his proportions. foresight,
small craft to be brought rapidly into service
excellent powers of judgment, enabled
mtaintained throughout, thus enabling a large number and
of troops to be successfully evacuated from the
beaches in small craft which had a direct bearing
on the enterprise as a whole. His leadership and
example were an inspiration to all.
Recommended for decoration.
Captain Eric Fitzgerald Wharton, R.N. (Retd.) (Lent from
Admiralty S.V.P.).
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty while
in charge of all small craft taking part in the
operation from Ramsgate. This officer, lent from
Admiralty Small Vessels Pool, took charge of and
directed all small craft - rowing boats, cutters,
whalers, barges and motor-boats. He spent
consistently long hours at the East Pier throughout,
coping successfully with as mixed a collection of
craft as were ever gathered together.
Recommended for decoration.
Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander John Wissett Edelsten, R.N.
(Secretary to N.O. inc.).
For outstanding zeal and devotion to during duty in a
carrying out duty consistently hours
the functions of my office long
burials, trying volunteers, throughout. week, with merchant remaining Dealt large with numbers on all Naval of civilian delivery casualties took yacht crews, and and
boatowners He and he
produced
reproduced maps on the of duplicator and issued to the
vessels taking part.
Recommended for decoration.
Since/