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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716	Log in to enlarge	Page 4. WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYN/MO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940. PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued) NEL AND HOSPITAL SHIPS RCHANGEL MANXMAN UTOCARRIER MONA'S QUEEN EN-MY-CREE NEWHAVEN IARRITZ NEPHRITE (Store Ship) ANTERBURY NGAROMA LAN MACALISTER NORMANIA OTE D'ARGENT PARIS (Hospital) OTE D'AZUR PRAGUE INARD (Hospital) PRINCESS MAUD ORIAN ROSE (Store Ship) # QUEEN OF THE CHANNEL ENELLA ROEBUCK ОЛМ QUEEN ROUEN SLE OF GUERNSEY (Hospital) ROYAL DAFFODIL SLE OF THANET (Hospital) ROYAL SOVEREIGN ILLARNEY ST. ANDREW (Hospital) ING GEORGE V ST. DAVID (Hospital) ADY OF MAN ST. HELIER EVENWOOD (Store Ship) ST. JULIAN OCH GARRY ST. SEIRIOL LORINA # SCOTIA AID OF ORLEANS TYNWALD MALINES WORTHING (Hospital) MANXMAID WHITSTABLE BRITISH SHIPS ADVENTURESS BONNY BELLE re AGNESS CROSS (Life-boat) BOURNEMOUTH LIFE-BOAT ALBATROSS III B.P. ONE ALOUETTE BRITANNIA ANDORA BULLFINCH ANDORA II (R.A.F. Launch) CABBY ANNE IV CANVEY QUEEN ATHOLA CAVERSHAM (M.B.) AURA CHAMOIS (Lighter) BATL CHERFIELD BAT (Lighter) / CLAUDE (Water Boat) BEE (Lighter) COMMODORE BELFAST CONSTANT NYMPH BLACK ARROW CORDELIA BLACK JAVA CORNELIA BLACKPOOL BOBELI (Motor Cruiser) C. 11 C. 9 } (Tugs) BONNY HEATHER C.Y. 63 DABB II DEFENDER DHOON (Trawler) (Continued) Sunk	Adventuress Aid Albatross Andora II Anne Athola Aura Bat Bee Black Arrow Black Java Blackpool Boat Bobeli Bonny Heather Britannia Bullfinch Cabby Canvey Queen Caversham Chamois Claude Commodore Constant Nymph Cordelia Cruiser Defender Dhoon Java Lorina Malines Manxman Nephrite Newhaven Ngaroma Normania Paris Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Roebuck Rose Rouen Royal Daffodil Royal Sovereign Scotia St. Andrew St. Helier St. Seiriol TSS Princess Maud TSS Scotia Tynwald Whitstable Worthing Black George Maud May Page Rose
828	Log in to enlarge	Page 103. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel, Motor-Boat AURA and H.M. Drifter YORKSHIRE LASS. - Sub,Lieutenant Michael Adam Anthony Chodzko, R.N.V.R. Recommendation, ) Sub.-Lieutenant Chodzko performed valuable work off the beaches for 12 hours on June lst. Handicapped by the extremely unreliable engine of his boat, he showed great determination in making the best use of his craft and ferrying a large number of troops. After the final breakdown of his motor-boat, he was appointed Skipper of H. M. Drifter YORKSHIRE LASS and under the command of Lieutenant-Commander Prior, R.N., did excellent work in the Inner Harbour, Dunkirk, on the night of June 2nd. M Recommended for mention. : Motor-Boat SKYLARK and Lowestoft Lifeboat MICHAEL STEPHENS. Sub.- Lieutenant Marwood J. R. Yeatman. Recommendation. Took charge of motor-boat SKYLARK on the 31st May in tow for Dunkirk. Tow failed and Sub.-Lieutenant Yeatman returned to port and did valuable work in overhauling the engines of motor boats which had broken down. Next day he proceeded in SKYLARK to Dunkirk and rescued survivors of various bombed ships, returning to Dover under own power p.m. Next day commissioned MICHAEL STEPHENS, Lowestoft Lifeboat, with a crew of two stokers and one d A.B. Spent the night in Dunkirk harbour ferrying troops. Climbed on to the Mole under shell-fire and by means of forecful language and the rifle-butt induced French troops, who were lying on the Mole, to embark. Reached Dover with a full load of troops after a 6 hour voyage during under own power. Displayed considerable determination istered and initiative. vivors M Recommended for mention. was whom Newhaven Lifeboat ROSA WOOD and PHYLLIS LUND. - Able Seaman W.J. m n Morris, P/JX. 26097, in Command. & i: 20 Recommendations. 8 RATINGS: n Able Seaman W. J. Morris, P/JX.26097. With a crew of one stoker and one ordinary seaman, 3 carried out two independent trips to the beach and to Dunkirk harbour. Encountered great difficulty off the beaches due in to deep draught of lifeboat, and during the night rescued a or number of troops from motor-launch and drifting boats off ar shore. Was dissatisfied with his efforts and proceeded 10 back to Dunkirk harbour, where during the night 2/6 - 3/6 d under artillery fire ferried off about 700 troops to various et vessel ROUEN aground in the harbour. Finally returned to ships, and assisted in removing troops from the personnel Dover with a full load. This was Morris's first experience as Coxswain of any boat. He showed great determination and gallantry under fire in his independent command. D.S.M. Recommended for decoration.	Anthony Aura Boat Drifter Newhaven Rouen Skylark Yorkshire Lass Adam Chodzko Day Dover May Morris Page Prior Stephens Yeatman
1004	Log in to enlarge	Page 103. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Notor-Boat AURA and Michael H.M. Drifter Adam YORKSHIRE Anthony Chodzko, LASS. -Sub.Lieutenant Recommendation. off by the Sub.-Lieutenant the beaches for 12 Chodzko hours performed on valuable work showed capped lst. Handicraft and best of his boat, he final breakdown of troops. use of his the Skipper command of and appointed of was After work in the R.N., under did the 2nd. on the night of excellent June Recommended for mention. Motor-Boat SKYLARK and Lowestoft Lifeboat MICHAEL STEPHENS. Sub.- Lieutenant Marwood J. R. Yeatman. Recommendation. in tow for Dunkirk. Tow failed and Sub.-Lieutenant Took charge of motor-boat SKYLARK on the 31st May Yeatman returned to port and did valuable work in overhauling the engines of motor boats which had broken down. Next day he proçeeded in SKYLARK to Dunkirk and rescued survivors of various bombed ships, returning to Dover under own power p.m. Next day commissioned MICHAEL STEPHENS, Lowestoft Lifeboat, with a crew of two stokers and one A.B. Spent the night in Dunkirk harbour ferrying troops. Climbed on to the Mole under shell-fire and by means of forecful language and the rifle-butt induced French troops, who were lying on the Mole, to embark. Reached Dover with a full load of troops after a 6 hour voyage under own power. Displayed considerable determination and initiative. Recommended for mention. Newhaven Lifeboat ROSA WOOD and PHYLLIS LUND. - Able Seaman W.J. Morris, P/JX. 26097, in Command. Recommendations. RATINGS: Able Seaman W. J. Morris, P/JX.26097. carried With out two a crew independent trips to the beach and to Dunkirk due of one stoker and one ordinary seaman, harbour. number to deep of draught Encountered of from lifeboat, motor-launch great difficulty and during and drifting off the and night the proceeded beaches boats rescued off a shore. troops with his efforts 2/6 3/6 Was dissatisfied where during the night - under back to Dunkirk harbour, fire ferried off about 700 troops the personnel to various to vessel ships, ROUEN and assisted aground in the harbour. Morris's Finally first experience artillery in removing troops from returned Dover with a full load. and gallantry as Coxswain under of any fire boat. in his Recommended for decoration.	Anthony Aura Boat Drifter Newhaven Rouen Skylark Adam Chodzko Day Dover May Morris Page Stephens Yeatman