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Mr. Engineer, Launch Haig.
Mr. Norman Regisald >mith, Walter, Chief First Engineer, Hospital Carrier Dinard.
Mr. Donald Brewer, Yacht Engineer, H.M.Y.Lahloo.
Mr. Thomas McDermott Weir, Yacht Engineer, H.M.Y. Eila II.
Mr. C
Coggins, Engineer, M.Y. Masayru.
Mr. Raymond Crane, Engineer, M.V. Laroc.
/Mr. / William Leonard Evans, Second Engineer, Royal Daffodil
Mr. James Steward, Second Engineer, S.S. Dorrien Rose.
'Mr. Frank Cherry, Third Engineer, (Able Seaman), Launch Swallow.
VMr. James Henry Edward Spain, Third Engineer, Launch Kestrel.
Mr. W StamLister, Lister, Purser, 58 Tynwald.
Mr. Paddy McFadden, Beatswain, S.S. Dorrien Rose.
Mr. Douglas Kirkaldie, Coxswain, Motor Boat Fervent.
Able Seaman T
Bassett, S.S. Dorrien Rose.
Able Seaman John Fowles, Hospital Carrier Isle of Guernsey.
Able Seaman Henry Charles Herring Hay, Launch Swallow.
Able Seaman John Upperton, S.S. Dorrien Rose.
Ordinary Seaman Clifford Barrett, S.S. Dorrien Rose.
Fireman Ali Khan, S.S. Dorrien Rose.
Fireman Abdul Mohand, S.S Dorrien Rose.
Fireman Rbet Phillips, S.S. Biarritz.
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Carpenter J
Gaste, S.STynwald.
S.S.
Donkeyman A
Allen,,Tynwald.
Deckhand Leonard Lynn, M.V. Daroc.
Steward H
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Frost, M.V. Laroc.
Mrs. A. Goodrich, Stewardess, Hospital Carrier Dinard.
Mr. William Ferguson, Acting Naval Store Officer.
/1 Mr. Robert William Whidby Corbutt, Acting Deputy Naval Store Officer.
Mr. Donald John Woods, Deputy Armament Supply Officer.
Mr. Archibald Armytage Bakewell, Deputy Victualling Store Officer.
Lance Corporal Chapman, 6208138, 1/8th Middlesex Regiment.
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William Cecil Ernest Smith, R.A.M.C., 7520070.
Fireman EAMMMAXGX Henry Albert William Ray, Auxiliary Fire Service,
London Fire Brigade Fire Fleat Massey Shaw
Fireman Edmund Gordon Wright, Auxiliary Fire Service, London Fire
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ICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO". - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
TTISH SHIPS (continued)
GER BANK
HANDY BILLY
TA (Tug)
HASTINGS LIFE-BOAT
ADNOUGHT II
HOLLAND
ADNOUGHT III
HOPPER 26
HESS OF YORK
HOUND (Lighter)
RF
HYTHE (Coaster)
1 )
IOLANTHE
4
IOTE
7 (Harbour
IRMA MARIA (Fishing boat)
9
Launches)
JABA
6
JACINTA (Trawler)
C. 715
JAMES 67 (Hopper Barge)
G. 694
JANIS
G. 950
JOHANNA (Eel Boat)
STBOURNE LIFE-BOAT
JONG
WARD NISSEN
JORDAN
WINA (Trawler)
KAYELL
IZABETH QUEEN
KESTREL
M.E.D. (Motor Life-boat)
KINGSGATE
PRESS
KITCAT (M.B.)
PRISE (Harbour Launch)
K.L.
DEAVOUR
LADY BRASSEY (Rescue Tug)
TERPRISE (M.B.)
LADY CABLE (M.B.)
ICA
LADY SHEILA
SKBURN
LADY SOUTHBOROUGH
AIR BREEZE (Drifter)
(Hopper Barge)
AWLEY (Gosport Ferry)
LANDANIA
ERRY KING (Gosport Ferry)
L/NSDOWNE
ERVENT
LAROC
ISHBOURNE (I.O.W. Ferry)
LETITIA (Smack)
OREMOST 2 (Hopper Barge)
LITTLE ANN (M.B.)
OREMOST 87 (Tug)
LOTUS
ORMIDABLE
LOUISIANA
ORSA
MADAM SANSGENE
OSSA (Tug)
MAID ERRANT
RIGHTENED LADY
MALDEN
.W. 23 (Lighter)
MALDEN ANNIE IV
ALLEON'S REACH (Hopper)
MA JOIE
ALZAR
MARASOLE
AY CRUSADER
MARGERITA
LENWAY (Barge)
MARLBOROUGH (W.D. Craft)
LITTER II
MARQUIS (Tug)
OLIATH
MARY ROSE
GOURKA
MARY SPEARING I
GRACE DARLING
MARY SPEARING II
GRAPPLER (Lighter)
MASSEY SHAW (Fire Float)
GREATER LONDON LIFE-BOAT
MAYSPEAR
GONDIA (Tug)
MEANDER
H. 75
MERMAIDEN (M.L.)
HAIG HALFWAY (W.D. Craft)
M.F.H. (Lighter)
MICHAEL STEVENS
MINEKOI (Tug)
(Continued)
Sunk

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
R.N.L.B. WALTON & FRINTON. - Lieutenant Reginald Hounsham Mead.
Was taken over to Dunkirk, and whilst being R.N.V.R. towed over there, underwent many air attacks. Boat proceeded into Dunkirk and ferried troops to the various ships.
During the operation, Lieutenant R. H. Mead, R.N.V.R., was killed, and the boat carried on with the crew. They proceeded to the beach where they continued taking troops from the shore by night.
rk
Recommendations.
OFFICER:
Lieutenant Reginald Hounsham Mead, R.N.V.R.
Showed great determination and devotion to duty whilst proceeding over to Dunkirk, in view of the many air attacks, and also in Dunkirk itself.
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Recommended for mention (Posthumous).
RATINGS:
Petty Officer Tel. Cooley. P/J.93203.
Able Seaman MacManus, P/SSX. 14756.
These 2 ratings showed great devotion to duty and courage in continuing the work of the boat after the death of the officer in charge.
Recommended for mention.
War Department Fleet: Launches HAIG, KESTREL and SWALLOW.
(Colonel G. E. Badcock, Commanding Officer).
Recommendations.
Nine craft of the W.D.Fleet took part. All did well but the following civilian personnel volunteered for, and executed, additional trips displaying exceptional determination:
R. Walter, 1st Engineman in HAIG.
J. H. Spain, T/3/Engineer in KESTREL.
H. Hay, Able Seaman in SWALLOW.
F. Cherry, Able Seaman, 3rd Engineer in SWALLOW.
Recommended for mention.

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
Dutch Skoot H.M.S. TWENTE (Continued).
3 nights continuous work under way without any rest whatsoever recovered a large number of troops from Dunkirk harbour and La Panne beach, and displayed great seamanship and judgment going alongside H.M.P.S. GRACIE FIELDS when she was bombed and reduced to a sinking condition by enemy aircraft with about 800 troops on board. GRACIE FIELDS was unmanageable and unable to stop her engines. TWENTE
secured alongside under way and removed injured and other survivors until full. Subsequently,
Lieutenant-Commander Boys-Smith commanded two army motor launches and a Dutch motor launch, and completed
3 other trips to Dunkirk beaches and Dunkirk harbour, the majority of which were executed during the worst periods of intensive air attack. Many difficulties were encountered and overcome with the greatest determination.
Recommended for decoration.
RATINGS.
Leading Seaman Reginald William Legg, D/J.107221.
Displayed coolness and resource under fire during the several trips as coxswain of the TWENTE and later in the motor launch KESTREL. Largely responsible for the successful rescues from the sinking GRACIE
FIELDS by his seamanlike actions. His conduct at all times was admirable.
DSM
Recommended for decoration.
Able Seaman George Henry Baker. D/SSX.27349.
This rating was Leading Seaman Legg's right-hand man and distinguished himself by displaying unusual coolness and initiative for one of his age (19 years).
In addition, accompanied his Commanding Officer in
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the fast Dutch motor launch to Dunkirk Mole, where he displayed conspicuous courage whilst under fire.
This rating has unusual qualities for his age and experience.
Recommended for special advancement to Leading Seaman.
Dutch/

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
R.N.L.B. WALTON Was & FRINTON. - Lieutenant Reginald Hounsham Mead.
over into Dunkirk and many air attacks. being towed there, taken underwent over to Dunkirk, and whilst R.N.V.R.
During the operation, ferried troops to the various Boat proceeded was proceeded to the beach boat carried on with the R.N.V.R., killed, and the Lieutenant R. H. Mead, ships.
from the shore by night. where they continued taking crew. troops They
Recommendations.
OFFICER:
Lieutenant Reginald Hounsham Mead, R.N.V.R.
Showed great determination and devotion to duty whilst proceeding over to Dunkirk, in view of the many air attacks, and also in Dunkirk itself.
Recommended for mention (Posthumous).
RATINGS:
Petty Officer Tel. Cooley, P/J.93203.
Able Seaman MacManus, P/SSX. 14756.
These 2 ratings showed great devotion to duty and courage in continuing the work of the boat after the death of the officer in charge.
Recommended for mention.
War Department Fleet: (Colonel Launches G. E. Badcock, HAIG, KESTREL Commanding and Officer). SWALLOW.
Reçommendations.
but executed, the Nine following craft additional of civilian the trips W.D.Fleet personnel displaying took volunteered part. exceptional All for, did well and determination:
in HAIG.
R. J.
H. F. Hay, Cherry, Able in SWALLOW.
Recommended for mention.
ter

Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page
126
Dutch Coaster H.M.S. H.M.S. REIGER ZEUS de Lieutenant-Commander Cecil Brooke
Dutch Skoot from - Lieutenant Alexander Tyson, R.N.
compass Operated was so unreliable 26th May as to to the be 3rd June. Steering and the in locality, spite of considerable navigational given up as hopeless, of beaches, a performance completed 3 trips to Dunkirk difficulties the skoots employed in above the average for the and 40
the operation.
Recommendation.
OFFICER.
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Lieutenant Alexander Tyson, R.N.
Displayed marked pertinacity throughout the operation and coolness under fire when in the
Dunkirk area. Handled about 800 Allied troops.
Recommended for mention.
Dutch Skoot H.M.S. TWENTE - Lieutenant-Commander Humphrey Gilbert
Boys-Smith, R.N.R.
Recommendations.
OFFICER.
Lieutenant-Commander Humphrey Gilbert Boys-Smith, R.N.R.
order of pertinacity under fire. During 2 days and et ed
Displayed exceptional initiative and a high
3 night:
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a ete jur, periods of intensive air attack. Many difficulties the majority of which were executed during the worst were encountered and overcome with the greatest determination.
Recommended for decoration.
RATINGS.
Leading Seaman Reginald William Legg, D/J.107221.
coolness and resource the under TWENTE fire and during later in the motor rescues from conduct at the several trips launch as KESTREL. Largely the sinking GRACIE
Displayed coxswain of responsible
FIELDS for the by successful his seamanlike actions. His all times was admirable.
Recommended for decoration.

Operation Coaster H.M.S. "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page
126
utch ZEUS de Lieutenant-Commander Cecil Brooke
Recommendation.
Hoggan, R.N.R.
RATING.
Petty Officer Acted Francis as Herbert Franklin, P/J.96765.
Petty successful great deal round of coxswain useful trips. work of Ship ZEUS, was which not carried well out 2
He helped was Officer cool on board in every preparing soldier was the carried vessel. out by found this a example to the and younger cheerful members under of fire, the crew. good
Recommended for mention.
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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnol.
Dutch Skoot H.M.S. TWENTE (Continued).
3 nights continuous work under way without any rest whatsoever recovered a large number of troops from Dunkirk harbour and La Panne beach, and displayed great seamanship and judgment going alongside H.M.P.S. GRACIE FIELDS when she was bombed and reduced to a sinking condition by enemy aircraft with about 800 troops on board. GRACIE FIELDS was unmanageable and unable to stop her engines. TWENTE
secured alongside under way and removed injured and other survivors until full. Subsequently,
Lieutenant-Commander Boys-Smith commanded two army motor launches and a Dutch motor launch, and completed
3 other trips to Dunkirk beaches and Dunkirk harbour, the majority of which were executed during the worst periods of intensive air attack. Many difficulties were encountered and overcome with the greatest determination.
Recommended for decoration.
RATINGS.
Leading Seaman Reginald William Legg, D/J.107221.
the several trips launch KESTREL. Largely sinking GRACIE
Displayed as coxswain of the responsible coolness and resource under TWENTE fire and during latel
FIELDS for the by successful his seamanlike actions.
in the motor rescues from the His conduct at all times was admirable.
Recommended for decoration.