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 718–835 of this collection

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Page	Image	OCR text	OCR tags
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
835	Log in to enlarge	Page 111. Page 110. Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel. THAMES COCKLE BOAT FLOTILLA (40 ft, boats). - Sub. Lieutenant Michael Herbert Bernard Soloman, R.N.V.R. Recommendation. OFFICER: Sub.Lieutenant Michael Herbert Bernard Soloman, R.N.V.R. In command of Flotilla of 6. Proceeded direct from Southend to Dunkirk without charts on 31/5. Cockle boats found unsuitable for beach work, largely owing to offshore obstructions, worked Flotilla inside Dunkirk harbour and on the outside of the harbour breakwaters from 2130/31 to 0300/1. Flotilla handled about 900 troops, finally returning to Ramsgate fully laden. Cockle boats being no longer serviceable, commandeered tug and boat taking them to Dunkirk harbour. There employed as interpreter controlling French troops on shore. Was sunk in R.A.F. motor boat by air attack, being one of only two survivors. By a remarkable feat of endurance was swimming for four hours finally climbing unaided into deserted boat. Rescued by French fishing vessel. A gallant young officer who displayed courage, initiative and determination of high order. This officer was especially noted for good work by many semior officers encountered in the operation. D.S.C Recommended for decoration. went our white 1 Mr. A. B. Devine. Signed on T.124 agreement and took over motorboat LITTLE ANN to the beaches at Dunkirk. There he was dive-bombed and machine-gunned, and the boat sank. Notwithstanding this he carried on working at the beaches for four days. DYNAMO being over, he then volunteered for Captain Selby's operation, and after that for CYCLE, when he was severely wounded. DSM Recommended for decoration and Commission in the R.N.V.R.	Boat Gallant Little Ann Thames Little Page White Young