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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 640–1,016 of this collection

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640	Log in to enlarge	18. Han Ordinary Seaman Bert Marston, P/JX.175182, H.M.S. Worcester. Ordinary Seaman John Philip Charles Mead, LT/JX.193106, H.M.Y.Christock Ordinary Seaman Hugh Watson Miller, C/JX.170010, H.M.S. Royal Eagle. Ordinary Seaman Frank Arthur Victor Patrick, C/JX.171302, H.M.S.Crest Eagle. Ordinary Seaman Thomas Edgar Whyte, R.N.V.R., CD/X.133, Newhaven Life Boat Rosa Wood and Phyll Lund. Seaman Arthur George Farrow, LT/JX.179655, H.M.S. Glenavon. Seaman George Fred Mathews, R.N.P.S., LT/JX.185264, H.M.D.The Boys. Seaman Raymond Allenby Stone, R.M.R., X.19746A, H.M.S. Jaguar. Ordinary Signalman Victor Albert Leslie Shallis, LD/X.4505, H.M. Danlayer Gulzar. Stoker Second Class Ralph Kearvell, P/KX,87052,H.M.S. Worcester Stoker John Pirie, R.N.R., X.10415,S., H.M.D. Dorienta. Second Hand John Malcolm Fenwick, LT/JX.185753, H.M.Y. Alouette 1. Engineman James Smith, H.M. H Drifter Douenta. Fireman John Develand Connell, T.124, H.M.S. Medway Queen. Cook George Henry Cliefe, T.124, H.M.Danlayer Gulzar. Deckhand Charles E Baldry, T.124, H.M.Danlayer Gulzar. Captain William Hay Baker, Master, S.S. Biarritz. Captain Herbert Cecil Bond, Master, S.S. St. Andrew. Captain II F Boyce, Master, Hopper Barge 24, Captain George Beaumont Butler, Master, M.V.Laroc. Captain John Willimm Dickinson, Master, Ngorama. Captain Henry Clarke, Master, Princess Maud. Captain RederickJohn Hopwood, Master, Tug Lady Brassey. Captain Eyril Glad west Hughes, O.B.E., S.S. Master, S.S. Nephrite. Captain R chard Hughes, Master, Killarney. Captain Welfred # yvon Larbalestier, Master, S.S Roebuck. Captain Ewen Mackinnon, Master, Loch Garry. Captain William Josiah Penny, Master, Lord Rodney. Captain A M Pooke, Master, Lady Southborough. Captain Thomas C Woods, Master, Lady of Mann. Captain R G Banks, Acting Master, Lighter X.209. Mr. John William Ailwyn Jones, Chief Officer, Hospital Carrier Vinard Mr. Reginald Frederick Pembry, Chief Officer, Hospital Carrier Isle Mn Arthur Patrick Joseph Paterson, First Officer, M. Mr. Jack Lynn, Mate, M.V.Laroc. Mr. Victor Smith, Mate, Java. Service, Mr. John Bingham Woodhouse, Second Officer, S.S. Prague it Massey Shaw London Fire Brigade Wire Flo	Biarritz Boat Dorienta Drifter Gulzar Jaguar Java Killarney Lady Brassey Lady of Mann Lady Southborough Laroc Leslie London Lord Rodney Massey Shaw Nephrite Newhaven Prague Princess Princess Maud Queen Roebuck Royal Eagle St. Andrew The Boys TSS Princess Maud Baker Baldry Banks Barge Bond Boyce Butler Clarke Cliefe Connell Cook Dickinson Farrow Fenwick Frederick George Hay Hopwood Hughes Jones Kearvell Larbalestier Lynn MacKinnon Malcolm Mann Marston Mathews Maud Mead Miller Paterson Patrick Penny Pirie Shallis Shaw Smith SMITH H Stone Thomas Watson West Whyte Woodhouse Woods
718	Log in to enlarge	Page 5. 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	Boat Drifter Gondia Grace Grace Darling Grappler Haig Halfway Holland Hound Hythe Iolanthe Iote Irma Jaba Jacinta Janis Johanna Jong Jordan Kayell Kestrel Kingsgate KitCat Lady Brassey Lady Cable Lady Sheila Lady Southborough Laroc Letitia Little Ann London Lotus M.F.H. Ma Joie Malden Marasole Marlborough Marquis Mary Mary Rose Mary Spearing Mary Spearing II Massey Shaw Mayspear Meander Mermaiden Queen Rose Sheila Barge Haig Hastings Jordan King Little May Page Rose Shaw Ward
837	Log in to enlarge	Onequs channel Page 112:13. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Tilbury Dredging Co. S.S. QUEENSLAND - J. L. Bunt, Master. Recommendations. Deckhands W. Absolom and M. Hains, DSM Fine examples of British mercantile seamen. As ?D.S.M. boats crews, continuously ferried troops under fire until all boats were stove in or swamped. Also ran lines to other boats full of soldiers when in rk difficulties and swamped, during heavy bombing. Recommended for decoration. H.M.Tug ST. ABBS. - Lieutenant Thomas Ernest Brooker, R.N. (Retired). Recommendations, Le Leading Officer Steward Edmund Samuel Lawrence, P/L. 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 :o food and clothing, and assiduously tended the wounded 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 under difficult conditions whilst being bombed in towing loaded barges to the Dunkirk beaches, and also in bringing same back again to Dover, and in the salving of damaged craft. D.S.C Recommended for decoration. Tug LADY BRASSEY. - T. J. Hopwood, Master. M This tug was used repeatedly for all kinds of salvage jobs during the operation DYNAMO, very often	Foremost 87 Lady Brassey Queensland Skipjack Absolom Brooker Bunt Crews Dover Hains Hopwood Lawrence Le Page Steward Thomas Tilbury
838	Log in to enlarge	Page 113, Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Tug LADY BRASSEY (continued). under bombing from enemy aircraft, also doing very good work in Dunkirk Harbour itself. Recommendation. T.J. Hopwood, Master. Used great skill and seamanship whilst in Dunkirk Harbour, and also in his duties on salvaging various craft. M D.S.C. Recommended for mention. Tug ST. OLAVE. - Skipper Henry Forester. W.9.3348, Master. This tug was used for salvage work throughout the operation DYNAMO. Recommendation. Skipper Henry Forester, W.8.3348, Master. Through his seamanship and initiative was able to assist very materially in the salvage of craft which had been damaged by gunfire and bombing from the air. M Recommended for mention. Tug JAVA: This tug was employed off the beaches. Recommendation. Harry Griffith. Merchant Seaman. As member of the crew landed on the beach in a small dinghy and ferried troops backwards and forwards continuously for 8 hours during heavy bombing attacks DSM Recommended for decoration.	Dinghy Java Lady Brassey Griffith Hopwood Page
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
1016	Log in to enlarge	Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. Page 113, Tug LADY BRASSEY (continued). under bombing from good work in Dunkirk enemy Harbour aircraft, itself. also doing very Recommendation, T.J. Hopwood, Master, Harbour, craft. Used and great also skill in his and duties seamanship on salvaging whilst in various Dunkirk Recommended for mention. Tug ST. OLAVE. - Skipper Henry Forester, W.9.3348, Master, operation DYNAMO. This tug was used for salvage work throughout the Recommendation, Skipper Henry Forester, W.8.3348, Master. Through his seamanship and initiative was able to assist very materially in the salvage of craft which had been damaged by gunfire and bombing from the air. Recommended for mention. Tug JAVA: This tug was employed off the beaches. Recommendation. Harry Griffith, chant Seaman. member of crew landed on the forwards in a continuously small As dinghy and for 8 hours attacks. Recommended for decoration. 38111	Dinghy Java Lady Brassey Griffith Hopwood Page