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TNA ADM 199 792

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.

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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 110–1,002 of this collection
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110 Page 110 Log in to enlarge
OCR table 1 from document page 110
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPER FRENCH DESTROYERS
WHITEHALL (I) 655 ST. SEIRIOL 178 SALAMANDER 324 MEDWAY QUEEN 450 HONDSRUG 500 SIROCCO 509
EXPRESS (I) 1067 ROYAL IAFFODIL 1599 SHARPSHOOTER 273 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 460 PACIFIC 523 IMPETUEUSE 581
VERITY 104 PRINCESS MAUD 4 SKIFJACK 231 ORIOLE 567 PASCHOLL 400 FOUDROYANT 763
GREYHOUND 506 ROYAL OVEREIGN 1200 PANGBOURNE 450 ZEUS 401 ; BOUCLIER 767
WOLSEY (I) 4 GOSSAMER (I) 451 VREDE 473
WOLSEY (II) 1065 FITZROY 679 HILDA 305
WOLSEY (III) 608 SUTTON 193 RIKA 295
SCIMITAR (I) 312 GOSSAMER (II) 561 GORECHT 47
VANQUISHER (I) 582 LYDD 300 TWENTE 399
SHIKARI 417 JACKETA 150 AEGIR 350
CODRINGTON 799 ALBURY 445 PATRIA 1200 51733
MALCOLM (I) 772 KELLETT 550 ORANJE 501
WORCESTER 875 ROSS 453 DELTA 203° Total
ANTHONY 886 NIGER 51 BRANDARIS 164
ESK 884 LEDA 537 TILLY 294
VIMY (I) 524 HEBE 550 DOGGERSBANK 350
WINCHELSEA 458 DRIFTERS HALCYON 213 MISCELLANEOUS FRIS 350
VIVACIOUS (I) 537 SANDOWN 860 LENA 300
HAVANT 291 Various 800 LORD GREY 400 SULTAN 193 CARIBIA 350
MALCOLM (II) 868 FIDGET 150 MOSQUITO (gunboat) 563
EXPRESS (II) 864 GOLDEN SUNBEAM 117 BIDEFORD (Slcop) 315
SCIMITAR (II) 521 TORBAY II 52 TRAWLERS CHICO (Echo sound- 217 HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
VANQUISHER (II) 622 GIRL GI ADYS 58 ing Yacht)
WHITEHALL (II) 593 EILLEN EMMA 114 JOHN SARGASSO M/S Yacht) 123 ISLE OF LOUISE MARIE 157
WINDSOR 606 NETSUKIS 209 CATTLING 77 GULZAR (Danlayer) 153 GUERNSEY 480 LUTTER
VIMY (II) 948 LORD HOWE 277 FYLDEA 41 No.7 38 WORTHING 300 CHASSEUR RIE
VIVACIOUS (II) 486 STARLIGHT RAY 91 ARLEY 45 SAVIOUR 22 ANGELE
SABRE (I) 1200 FISHER LOY 150 LORD GREY 123 THYFORSA 66 780 THERESE LOUISE 697
SABRE (II) 500 SILVER IAWN CORNELIA 77 BELFAST 61 DAME FRANCHE )
BULLFINCH & SAON 359 HALFWAY 140 ARRAS 600
FORSA 913 CONIDAW 80 SOURCOUF DU
BANK 308 TARRET (A/S Yacht) 550 QUESCLIN 35 171
307 DOGGER 6 BLACKPOOL 250 SIMOUN 550
1854 BROCK ROYAL EAGLE )Sp.Serv. 1700 6 French
GOLDEN EAGLE)A.A.Ships 500 sloops 360
SILICIA (Coastal 31st May
steamer) 314 72
GANDIA (Tug 14
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OCR table 1 from document page 111
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINE SWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS
WINCHELSEA 925 TYNWALD 1153 EMPEROR OF INDIA 217 AMAZONE 338 BRANLEBAS 520
CODRINGTON (I) 1901 MAID OF ORLEANS 1100 GOSSAMER 500 BRIGHTON QUEEN 160 PASCHOLL 138 IMPETUEUSE 650
IMPULSIVE (I) 1112 BEN-MY-CHREE 2015 SKIPJACK 450 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 385 DEMOK I 100 MARGEAUX 369
ESK (I) 1041 ROYAL DAFFODIL 1817 SALAMANDER 393 PLINLIMMON 900 FRISCO 357 FOUDROYANT 487
MALCOLM (I) 681 ST. HELIER 500 FITZROY 3 SNAEPELL 520 TINY 300
WIDGEON 151 PRAGUE 1039 HEBE 270 MEDWAY QUEEN 500 HORST 800
WORCESTER 800 MANXMAN 951 WESTWARD Ho 752 AEGIR 350
VENOMOUS (I) 670 MALINES 700 NIGER 205 TWENTE 350
WHITEHALL 1300 ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1502 DUNDALK 450 2682 ANTJE 443
SHIKARI 600 KING GEORGE V 500 ALBURY 130 DENEB 100 62919
BASILISK (I) 420 ROUEN 800 LYDD 450 DOGGERSBANK 400
HARVESTER (I) 1207 COTE D'ARGENT 400 LEDA 379 DELTA 300 Total
IVANHOE 1290 KELLETT 200
WHITEHALL 943 SUTTON 110
ICARUS (I) 781 HALCYON 422
EXPRESS (I) 482 SCIMITAR 568 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
BASILISK (II) 338 HARVESTER (II) 808 FISHER BOY 225 STELLA DORADO 51 M.T.B.102 20 DINARD 90 PRESIDENT BUARS 166
JACKETA 203 OLVINA 244 GRIEVE (F.A.A. WORTHING 300 DEVINS PAPIN 177
WINDSOR (I) 658 CODRINGTON (II) FIDGET 304 WOLVES 50 Trng. vessel) 325 PARIS 230 GAMBOUL 14
478 WOLSEY FISHER BOY & GLENAVON- 652 LOCUST (Gunboat 620 ST.JULIAN 287 DILIGANTE 346
425 JACKETA 402 GLENGOWER 800 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 436 COMD. DELAGE 287
HAVANT (I) 932 LORD HOWARD 105 AGNES CROSS BORDEAUX 281
VIMY 300 CALETA 35 (Lifeboat) 3 DUTCH DAFFIL 100
ICARUS (II) 682 SHIPMATES 127 1797 GULZAR (Yacht CACHIN 600
BASILISK (III) 357 YORKSHIRE LASS 194 Danlayer) 221 EMMA LASTUS 35
EXPRESS (II) 467 MONARDA 80 ADVENTURERS (Exam.Serv. 82 HDAYA 300
HAVANT (II) 533 UT PROSIM 218 H.M.S. Unknown 54
IMPULSIVE (II) 353 GIRL GLADYS 117 RAMSGATE Lifeboat 17 MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)
VENOMOUS (II) 408 FORECAST 78 SARGOSSO (M/S Yacht)80 HYTHE (Coastal
WINCHELSEA (II) 1172 GOLDEN GIFT 150 HOPPER No.24 400 Steamer 749
MALCOLM (II) 1014 3 Various 700 LAROC, F.W.23 & 3177 ROEBUCK -do- 342
WINDSOR (II) 588 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp. PERSIA (Tug) 27
KEITH 200 2938 Ship) (I) 268 2977 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp.Ship) (II)
ANTHONY 1137 SMALL VIKING 62 DWARF 34
GLENWAY 64
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OCR table 1 from document page 115
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
EXPRESS 611 Auto Carrier 712 SPEEDWELL 396 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 329 PASCHOLL 300 BOUCLIER 318
VENOMOUS 1200 TYNWALD 1950 HALCYON 522 PI INLIMMON 150 TUNG 400 T.112 117
SABRE 592 LADY OF MANN 1244 KELLETT 52 ORIOLE 50 HONDSRUG 500 T:113 275
SHIKARI 383 CANTI RBURY 659 ALBURY 470 QUEEN OF THANET 150 T.143 406
MALCOLM 736 ROYAI SOVEREIGN 1350 LEDA 500 MEDWAY QUEEN 400
VANQUISHER 414 PRINCESS MAUD 1270 1940
WHITSHED 444 NEWH/VEN 729
VIVACIOUS 463 COTE D'ARGENT 1349
GALLANT 460 KING GEORGE V 750
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OCR table 1 from document page 564
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
WHITERHALL (I) 655 ST. SEIRIOL 178 SALAMANDER 324 MEDWAY QUEEN 450 HONDSRUG 500 SIROCCO 509
EXPRESS (I) 1067 ROYAL LAFFODIL 1599 SHARPSHOOTER 273 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 460 PACIFIC 523 IMPETUEUSE 581
VERITY 104 PRINCESS MAUD 4 SKIFJACK 231 ORIOLE 567 PASCHOLL 400 FOUDROYANT 763
GREYHOUND 506 ROYAL OVEREIGN 1200 PANGBOURNE 450 ZEUS 401 BOUCLIER 767
WOLSEY (I) 4 GOSSAMER (I) 451 VREDE 473
WOLSEY (II) 1065 FITZROY 679 HILDA 305
WOLSEY (III) 608 SUTTON 193 RIKA 295
SCIMITAR (I) 312 GOSSAMER(II) 561 GORECHT 47
VANQUISHER (I) 582 LYDD 300 TWENTE 399
SHIKARI 417 JACKETA 150 AEGIR 350
CODRINGTON 799 ALBURY 445 PATRIA 1200
MALCOLM (I) 772 KELLETT 550 ORANJE 501
WORCESTER 875 ROSS 453 DELTA 203
ANTHONY 886 NIGER 51 BRANDARIS 164
ESK 884 LEDA 537 TILLY 294
VIMY (I) 524 HEBE 550 DOGGERSBANK 350
WINCHELSEA 458 DP TERS HALCYON 213 MISCELLANEOUS RISO 350
VIVACIOUS (I) 537 SANDOWN 860 LENA 300
HAVANT 291 Various 800 LORD GREY 400 SULTAN 193 CARIBIA 350
MALCOLM (II) 868 FIDGET 150 MOSQUITO (gunboat) 563
EXPRESS (II) 864. GOLDEN SUNBEAM 117 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 315
SCIMITAR (II) 521 TORBAY II 52 TRAWLERS CHICO (Echo sound- HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
VANQUISHER (II) 622 GIRL GI ADYS 58 ing Yacht) 217
WHITEHALL (II) 593 EILEEN EMMA 114 JOHN SARGASSO ISLE OF LOUISE MARIE 157
WINDSOR 606 NETSUKIS 209 CATTLING 77 M/S Yacht) 123 GUERNSEY 480 LUTTER
VIMY (II) 948 LORD HOWE 277 FYLDEA 41 GULZAR (Danlayer) 153 WORTHING 300 CHASSEUR MARIE
VIVACIOUS (II) 486 STARLIGHT RAY 91 ARLEY 45 No.7 38 ANGELE =
SABRE (I) 1200 FISHER LOY 150 LORD GREY 123 SAVIOUR 22 THERESE LOUISE 697
SABRE (II) 500 SILVER LAWN, CORNELIA 77 THYFORSA 66 DAME FRANCHE )
BULLFINCH & SAON 359 BELFAST 61 ARRAS 600
FORSA 913 CONIDAW 80 HALFWAY 140 SOURCOUF DU
DOGGER BANK 308 TARRET (A/S Yacht) 550 QUESCLIN 35
BROCK 6 BLACKPOOL 250 SIMOUN 550
ROYAL EAGLE Sp.Serv. 1700 6 French
GOLDEN EAGLE)A.A.Ships 500 sloops 360
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OCR table 1 from document page 565
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINE SWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS
WINCHELSEA (I) 925 TYNWALD 1153 EMPEROR OF INDIA 217 AMAZONE 338 BRANLEBAS 520
CODRINGTON (I) 1901 MAID OF ORLEANS 1100 GOSSAMER 500 BRIGHTON QUEEN 160 PASCHOLL 138 IMPETUEUSE 650
IMPULSIVE (I) 1112 BEN-MY-CHREE 2015 SKIPJACK 450 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 385 DEMOK I 100 MARGEAUX 369
ESK (I) 1041 ROYAL DAFFODIL 1817 SALAMANDER 393 PLINLI'MON 900 FRISCO 357 FOUDROYANT 487
MALCOLM (I) 681 ST. HELIER 500 FITZROY 3 SNAEFELL 520 TINY 300
WIDGEON 151 PRAGUE 1039 HEBE 270 MEDWAY QUEEN 500 HORST 800
WORCESTER 800 MANXMAN 951 WESTWARD Ho 752 AEGIR 350
VENOMOUS (I) 670 MALINES 700 NIGER 205 TWENTE 350
WHITEHALL 1300 ROYAL SOVEREIGN 1502 DUNDALK 450 ANTJE 443
SHIKARI 600 KING GEORGE V 500 ALBURY 130 DENEB 100
BASILISK (I) 420 ROUEN 800 LYDD 450 DOGGERSBANK 400
HARVESTER (I) 1207 COTE D'ARGENT 400 LEDA 379 DELTA 300
IVANHOE 1290 KELLETT 200
WHITEHALL 943 SUTTON 110
ICARUS (I) 781 HALCYON 422
EXPRESS (I) 482 SCIMITAR 568 DRIFTERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
BASILISK (II) 338 808 FISHER BOY 225 STELLA DORADO 51 M.T.B.102 20 DINARD 90 PRESIDENT BUARS 166
HARVESTER (II) JACKETA 203 OLVINA 244 GRIEVE (F.A.A. WORTHING 300 DEVINS PAPIN 177
WINDSOR (I) 658 FIDGET 304 WOLVES 50 Trng. vessel) 325 PARIS 230 GAMBOUL 14
CODRINGTON (II) 478 WOLSEY 425 FISHER BOY & GLENAVON 652 LOCUST (Gunboat) 620 ST.JULIAN 287 DILIGANTE 346
JACKETA 402 GLENGOWER 800 BIDEFORD (Sloop) 436 COMD. DELAGE 287
HAVANT (I) 932 VIMY LORD HOWARD 105 AGNES CROSS BORDEAUX 281
300 CALETA 35 (Lifeboat) 3 DUTCH DAFFIL 100
ICARUS (II) 682 SHIPMATES 127 GULZAR (Yacht CACHIN 600
BASILISK (III) 357 YORKSHIRE LASS 194 Danlayer) 221 EMMA LASTUS 35
EXPRESS (II) 467 MONARDA 80 ADVENTURERS (Exam.Serv. 82 HDAYA 300
HAVANT (II) 533 UT PROSIM 218 H.M.S. Unknown 54
IMPULSIVE (II) 353 GIRL GLADYS 117 RAMSGATE Lifeboat 17 MISCELLANEOUS (Cont.)
VENOMOUS (II) 408 FORECAST 78 SARGOSSO (M/S Yacht)80 HYTHE (Coastal
WINCHELSEA (II) 1172 GOLDEN GIFT 150 HOPPER No.24 400 Steamer 749
MALCOLM (II) 1014 3 Various 700 LAROC, F.W.23 & ROEBUCK -do- 342
WINDSOR (II) 588 200 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp. PERSIA (Tug) 27
KEITH Ship) (I) 268 KINGFISHER (A/S Exp.Ship) (II)
ANTHONY 1137 SMALL VIKING 62 DWARF 34
61. M.B. VERA 30
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OCR table 1 from document page 569
DESTROYERS PERSONNEL SHIPS MINESWEEPERS PADDLE MINESWEEPERS SKOOTS FRENCH DESTROYERS
EXPRESS 611 Auto Carrier 712 SPEEDWELL 396 PRINCESS ELIZABETH 329 PASCHOLL 300 BOUCLIER 318
VENOMOUS 1200 TYNWALD 1950 HALCYON 522 PL INLIMMON 150 TUNG 400 T.112 117
SABRE 592 LADY OF MANN 1244 KELLETT 52 ORIOLE 50 HONDSRUG 500 T.113 275
SHIKARI 383 CANTIRBURY 659 ALBURY 470 QUEEN OF THANET 150 T.143 406
MALCOLM 736 ROYAI SOVEREIGN 1350 LEDA 500 MEDWAY QUEEN 400
VANQUISHER 414 PRINCESS MAUD 1270
WHITSHED 444 NEWH/ VEN 729
VIVACIOUS 463 COTE D'ARGENT 1349
GALLANT 460 KING GEORGE V 750
OCR table 2 from document page 569
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DRD TERS TRAWLERS MISCELLANEOUS HOSPITAL SHIPS FOREIGN VESSELS
28 FORECAST 123 SATURN 418 LOCUST (Gunboat) 196 CHASSEUR 88
29 2, Various 1900 GOLIATH 183 M.v. MOYA 37
30 8, 20 small ships 1528 PATRIE 152
GUILLEMOT LUCIEN GAIGY 204
31 5, (Corvette) 460 JEAN BART 106
June SUN IV 12 CHASSEUR 7th 39
9. IRMA MARIA PUISSE MARIE 293
5, (Fishing Boat ANDRE LOUISE 232
D.485) 26 CHASSEUR MARIE 265
3 2 lifeboats 184 GATIVOIS 159
4 Lifeboat Greater EMILE LOUISE 98
London 48 Fr.Trawler M.2 82
A.D.389 (Trawler) 60
Belgian Drifter 145
TO-
TALS 41
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Page 3.
OF SHIPS WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS (continued)
PORTSMOUTH A/P YACHTS
AHOLA
CARYANDA
NONETA
ANLAH
EILA II
SERIOLA
ANKH
LAHLOO
THELE
BOUNTY
MASAYRU
MISCELLANEOUS H.M. SHIPS (small craft)
A.L.C. 5
GREY MIST (Dan-laying
A.L.C. 15
Vessel)
-
A.L.C. 16
# GRIVE (F.A.A. Yacht)
A.L.C. 17
KINDRED STAR (Drifter)
ALOUETTE II
# KING ORRY (Armed Boarding
(Echo Sounding Yacht)
Vessel)
# AMULREE (Harbour Defence
LLANTHONY (Examination
Patrol Craft)
Service Vessel)
ARONIA (Yacht)
LORMONT (Armed Boarding
BEN AND LUCY (Drifter)
Vessel)
BLUEBIRD (M.B.)
MONARDA (Drifter)
BYSTANDER
MONA'S ISLE (Armed Boarding
(Echo Sounding Yacht)
Vessel)
CALETA (Harbour Defence
ST. OLAVES (Rescue Tug)
Patrol Craft)
TARRET (A/S Yacht)
CHRYSTOBEL II (Harbour
THRIFTY (Drifter)
Defence Patrol Craft )
V. 4 ("Vernon' s" pinnace)
"DOLPHIN'S" MOTOR-BOAT
VELIA (Armed Trawler)
EVELYN ROSE Trawler)
VERNON I
"EXCELLENT'S" A/A MOTOR-BOAT
VIVIANA (A/S Trawler)
GAVA (Trawler)
Ambleve.
Escaut.
transferred
GLALA (Harbour Defence Patrol
Meuse.
from
Craft)
Sambre.
Semoise.
page 9.
yser.
DUTCH SKOOTS (Commissioned with Naval Crews)
ABEL TASMAN
DOGGERSBANK
PACIFIC
PASCHOLL
AEGIR
FREDANJA
PATRIA
ALICE
FRISCO
PRINCESS JULIANA
AMAZONE
GORECHT
REIGER
ANTJE
HEBE
RIKA
ATLANTIC
HILDA
RUJA
BART
HONDSRUG
BORNRIF
HORST (Abandoned)
SAN ANTONIO
SURSUM CORDA
BRANDARIS
JAVA
TILLY
CARIBIA
JUTLAND
TINY
DELTA
KAAPFALGA
TUNG
DEMOK I
LENA
TWENTE
DENEB
ORANJE
VREDE
DESPATCH II
ORANGE YREESWIJH
ZEUS
(Continued)
# Sunk

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
Page 101.
RATING:
Engineer C. Coggins.
This civilian kept the engines of this motor yacht running the whole time, in spite of propeller required. He also put the engines of several other being fouled frequently and the continuous running boats to rights when they broke down. He ably assisted the Skipper throughout the operations.
Recommended for mention.
30 ft. Motor Yacht MAID ERRANT. - Able Seaman S. Palmer, D/JX.
148052.
Recommendations.
Able Seaman S. Palmer. D/JX. 148052.
Sailed from Sheerness on Friday, 31st May, in convoy for Dunkirk. En route rescued survivors of a French destroyer, then proceeded to the beaches.
There he was swamped by French soldiers swarming over his boat, which drifted ashore. Later the boat refloated and he took one V.C.O. and 8 British soldiers; he had no crew except one Stoker, who had great difficulty with the engine. Off Dunkirk, on the way home, the engine broke down, so he broke up the yacht's wood fittings and made the 8 soldiers paddle the boat. Later, the engine restarted after furing an 18 hour voyage. Next day, without orders, he ister sailed with a crew of one other Able Seaman, but was vivor turned back as his craft was too slow to take part in the night evacuation ordered for that evening.
was
Able Seaman Palmer states that he passed for whom
Leading Seaman in May, 1927. He states he
D.S.M.
possesses the L. S. & G. C. Medal.
n
Recommended for immediate advancement.
Drifter OCEAN BREEZE, War Department Launch HAIG and Skoot PASCHOLL.
(Lieutenant Victor Alexander Christian Henry George de Mauny,
R.N.Retired.
Recommendations,
X
Lieutenant Victor Alexander C.H.G. de Mauny, R.N.
Between noon on the 30th May and 0815 4th June continuously engaged under way on evacuation was duties without any intermission. Commanded in of a group of skoots in PASCHOLL. Brought back more succession OCEAN BREEZE, HAIG and then as Navigator conditions on two separate occasions. Was notably than 300 troops from Dunkirk beach in surf

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Page 102.
Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
OCEAN BREEZE, HAIG
& PASCHOLL (cont).
more same successful than other small craft working in the the areas, On the 31st May, when he was 8 hours off coast, subjected to continuous air
Displayed great devotion to duty under attack. fire, and marked
Senior Officers on more than one occasion.
initiative; and was favourably reported upon by the
M.
Recommended for mention.
Motor Boat PRINCESS LILLY. - Sub. Lieutenant K.E.A.Bayley, R.N.V.R.
Recommendations.
Sub. Lieutenant K.E.A. Bayley. R.N.V.R.
Left Sheerness with 19 other small boats, escorted by a trawler as guide, as most of the boats had no compass. Half way across the trawler left them. Succeeded in making Dunkirk after giving assistance and many tows to motor-boats which broke down. Spent nearly 30 hours ferrying troops from
Dunkirk and La Panne beaches, displaying considerable ingenuity in working small boats in conjunction with
1
his own craft on a lee shore, under fire from bombing, machine-gunning and German artillery. Had a crew of two civilians and one Naval rating aged 191. Displayed determination and leadership of a high order.
M
during
Recommended for mention.
istered vivors was whom dotor Boat TRITON: - Lieutenant Robert Hunter Irving, R.N.R.
m
Recommendation.
&
i:
Lieutenant Robert Hunter Irving, R.N.R.
Took over a flotilla of launches from Sheerness to Ramsgate to Bray beach in the darkness with no navigating instruments. From 0500/30 to 1830/31 worked without help
3
ferrying off troops and co-ordinating the activities of other power boats in the vicinity. His boat acted as in flagship of Commodore Stephenson in control of embarkation, r
per who, together with other senior officers, comments most an favourably on this officer's conduct. Under almost
10
continuous air bombardment and artillery fire in capsized
1
and swamped boats he was inderatigable in his efforts.
of
Directly responsible for the successful embarkation of hundreds of troops. Set an excellent example of devotion to duty and gallant conduct, and performed a remarkable feat of endurance.
DSC
Recommended for decoration.

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Drifter OCEAN BREEZE, War Department Launch HAIG and Skoot
PASCHOLL.
(Lieutenant Victor Alexander Christian Henry George de Mauny,
R..N. Retired.
Recommendations,
Lieutenant Victor Alexander C.H.G. de Mauny, R.N.
Between noon on the 30th May and 0815 4th June was continuously engaged under way on evacuation duties without any intermission. Commanded in succession OCEAN BREEZE, HAIG and then as Navigator of a group of skoots in PASCHOLL. Brought back more than 300 troops from Dunkirk beach in surf conditions on two separate occasions. Was notably more