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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OCR table 1 from document page 113
DESTROYERS	PERSONNEL SHIPS	MINESWEEPERS	PADDLE MINESWEEPERS	SKOOTS	FRENCH DESTROYERS
CODRINGTON 878	ST. HELIER 1334	NIGER 300	MARMION 225	LENA 400
ICARUS 677	MANXMAN 177	PANGBOURNE 27	EMPEROR OF	HONDSRUG 500
WHITSHED 512	ROYAL DAFFODIL 1500	ALBURY 200	INDIA 213
VENOMOUS 632	NEWHAVEN 716	LYDD 200	ORIOLE 750	900
WINDSOR 624	COTE D'ARGENT 1250	DUCHESS OF FIEE 390	MEDWAY QUEEN 426
SABRE 756		SUTTON 725	SNAEFELL 461
SHIKARI 470
WINCHELSEA 1100	7877

Albury Boat Chasse Rave Duchess Golden Sunbeam Hondsrug Jean Ribault Lena Llanthony London Lord Howard Luisiana Lydd Manxman Marlborough Massey Shaw Mona's Isle Newhaven Pangbourne Portsdown PS Portsdown Queen Renascent Royal Daffodil Sabre Saturn Shipmates St. Helier Sunbeam Thyra Torbay II Watonprise Whitshed Windsor Yorkshire Lass Page Shaw Young

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OCR table 1 from document page 567
DESTROYERS	PERSONNEL SHIPS	MINESVEEPERS	PADDLE MINESWEEPERS	SKOOTS	FRENCH DESTROYERS
						3
CODRINGTON 878	ST. HELIER 1334	NIGER 300	MARMION 225	LENA 4.00
ICARUS 677	MANXMAN 177	PANGBOURNE 27	EMPEROR OF	HONDSRUG 500		18
WHITSHED 512	ROY AL DAFFODIL 1500	ALBURY 200	INDIA 213			17
VENOMOUS 632	NEWHAVEN 716	LYDD 200	ORIOLE 750			75
WINDSOR 624	COTE D'ARGENT 1250	DUCHESS OF FIEE 390	MEDWAY QUEEN 426			06
SABRE 756		SUTTON 725	SNAEFELL 461
SHIKARI 470
WINCHELSEA 1100
	RAWLERS	DRIFTERS	MISCELLANEOUS	HOSPITAL SHIPS	FOREIGN VESSELS
	FYI DEA 139	LORD HOWARD 108	THYRA 19		JEAN RIBAULT 100
	SATURN 452	BEN & LUCY 100	CHERFIELD 74		WATONPRISE 101
	CAJ TON WYKE 305	UT PROSIM 108	C.Y. 63 106		CHASSE RAVE 391	88
	STI ATHELLIOTT	YORKSHIRE LASS 103	LOCUST (Gun-		LUTTER 208	37
	(Danlayer) 350	RENASCENT 80	boat) 93		CAPORAL PUNGEST 105	52
	GLJ NGOWER 435	SHIPMATES 3	OFFERIA 50			04
	GLJ NAVON 294	GOLDEN SUNBEAM 88	4 small ships 120			06
		TORBAY II 122	PORTSDOWN 618			39
		YOUNG MUN 120	LUISIANA 20			93
		Various 1800				32
			MONA'S ISLE			65
			(A.B.V.) 1214			59
			MARLBOROUGH			98
			(W.D. M/L) 40			82
			LLANTHONY 95			.) 60
			(ex serv.vessel)			145
			MASSEY SHAW 27 (London Fire B.) Lifeboat and
			launch 173

Albury Boat Chasse Rave Duchess Eve Golden Sunbeam Hondsrug Jean Ribault Lena Llanthony London Lord Howard Luisiana Lydd Manxman Marlborough Massey Shaw Mona's Isle Newhaven Pangbourne Portsdown PS Portsdown Queen Renascent Sabre Saturn Shipmates St. Helier Sunbeam Thyra Torbay II Watonprise Whitshed Windsor Yorkshire Lass De Eve Page Shaw Young

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17.
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Leonard Travers,
Able Seaman a D/JX.133219, H.MS. Glengowe
Able Seaman James Wallis, C/SSX.27313, H.M.S. Keith.
Able Seaman Edwin George Webster, C/JX.142167, H.M.S. Kingfisher.
Able Seaman George John Woodger, C/J.45802, H.M.S. Keith.
Able Seaman Frederick William Jacobs, C/J.100758, R.F.R., B.23901,
H.M.S. Malcolm.
Able Seaman James Kidd, R.F.R., D/SSX.13321, H.M.S. Jaguar.
Able Seaman Frederick James Slack, C/J.93546, R.F.R., B.21781, H.M.S.
Crested Eagle.
Able Seaman George Tilbury, c/ss.7850, R.F.R., B.17336, H.M.S.
Crested Eagle.
Able Peaman Richard Philip Smith, R.N.V.R., БЕЗДХХЗЛАЙ MD/X.1950,
H.M.S. Codrington.
Signalman Harold Oscar Carter, C/SSX.17317, H.M.S. Locust.
Signalman Charles Raymond Craig, D/JX.141848, H.M.S. Bideford.
Signalman Harry Guy, C/JX.150713, H.M.S. Calcutta.
Signalman Eric Ernest Roden, C/J.103654, H.M.S. Locust.
Signalman Stanley Thompson, C/JX.133505, H.M.S. Kingfisher.
Signalman Leslie David Ball, R.M.V.R.? LD5/X.3548, H.M.S. Codrington.
Signalman James Stanley Duffy, R.N.N.R.A,C/TDX.1412,
Signalman Ronald Henry Walters, R.N.V.R., C/LDX.4178.
queen of Thanet.
Signalman John Albert Williamson, R.NV.R., LD/X.4036, H.M.S. Glenaven
Stoker First Class Jack Chadwick, D/KX.81834, HLM.S. Jaguar.
Stoker First Class Samuel Comben, P/K.62179, H.M.S. Vimy.
Stoker First Class Charles Irvine, C/KX.86537, H.M.S. Sabre.
Stoker First Class William Reginald Gordon Jones, C/KX.92890, H.M.S.
Wolsey.
Stoker First Class Percy William Spray, P/KX.87052, Newhaven Rosa Life Boa
Sick Berth Attendant Eric James Littlewood Gibson, D/MX.56025, Ivanhoe. H.M.S.
Sick Berth Attendant (R) Alfred Bassford, c/x.8080, R.N.A.S.B.R.
Sick Berth Attendant Albert William Keller, R.N.A.S.B.R., D/X.6785,
H.M.S. Havant.
Sick Berth Attendant James Timothy Tomlinson, R.N.A.S.B.R.? P/X.6941.
H.M.S. Vivacious.
Sick Berth Attendant Edward Welch, R.N.A.S.B.R., P/SBR/X.7341, H.M.S. Esk.
Sick Berth Attendant John Yeoman, R.N.A.S.B.R., P/X.7093, H.M.S. Express.
Ordinary Seaman Noel Edward Holmes Berry, D/JX.158456, H.M.S. Jaguar.
Ordinary Seaman Arthur Thomas Burton, P/JX.182142, H.M.S. Portsdown.
Ordinary Seaman Dominic Kenny, D/SSX.30221, H.M.S. Shikari.
Shaw
Ordinary Seaman William Lyons, D/SSX.30211, H.M.S. Shikari. are
Brigana aire

Aire Bideford Burton Calcutta Crested Eagle Eric Gordon Ivanhoe Jaguar Leslie Newhaven Portsdown PS Portsdown Queen Sabre Vivacious Wolsey Ball Berry Burton Carter Chadwick Comben Craig Frederick George Gibson Gordon Guy Irvine Jacobs Jones Keller Kenny Kidd Lyons Malcolm Roden Shaw Slack Smith Spray Thomas Thompson Tilbury Tomlinson Travers Wallis Webster Welch Williamson Woodger Yeoman

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Page 2.
HICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940.
WHICH TOOK PART IN OPERATION "DYNAMO" - 26TH MAY - 4TH JUNE, 1940
PART I - BRITISH SHIPS.
CRUISER.
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KELLETT
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LEDA
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LYDD
SHARPSHOOTER
HESS OF FIFE
MARMION
MEDWAY QUEEN
SKIPJACK
DALK
SNAEFELL
PEROR OF INDIA
NIGER
SPEEDWELL
CZROY
ORIOLE
SUTTON
ENAVON
PANGBOURNE
WAVERLEY
ENGOWER
PLINLIMMON
WESTWARD HO
SSAMER
PORTSDOWN
CIE FIELDS
PRINCESS ELIZABETH
WHIPPINGHAM
LCYON
QUEEN OF THANET
(Continued)
Sunk.

Cruiser Hebe Hound Intrepid Ivanhoe Jaguar Javelin Lydd Mackay Mallard Montrose Mosquito Pangbourne Plinlimmon Portsdown Princess Princess Elizabeth PS Portsdown PS Whippingham Queen Sabre Sandown Sharpshooter Shearwater Sheldrake Skipjack Speedwell Verity Vivacious Westward Westward Ho Whippingham Whitshed Widgeon Windsor Wolsey May Page Ross

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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
H.M.S. PORTSDOWN - Sub.Lieutenant Richard Hepworth Church, R.N.R.
return troops to Ramsgate beaches under heavy gun fire.
This from ship Dunkirk spent the night of 1st/2nd June evacuating take part in on the 2nd, she was not allowed On had not been degaussed.
any further operations at Dunkirk as she to
Recommendations.
OFFICER.
Sub. Lieutenant Richard Hepworth Church, R.N.R.
Displayed great initiative, determination and good seamanship.
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Recommended for mention.
RATINGS.
Leading Signalman Percy Alfred Kent, P/JX.137932.
Showed consistent attention to duty under heavy gunfire. Displayed exceptional qualities.
Recommended for mention.
E.R.A. Henry White, P/MX.51366.
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Carried out engine room duties with exceptional ability without a complete equipment of tools.
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Recommended for mention.
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Stoker Petty Officer William Ramel, P/11878.
Performed valuable service on the upper deck in addition to his engine room duties.
Recommended for mention.
Ordinary Seaman Arthur Thomas Burton, P/JX.182142.
Was at sea for the first time. Performed excellent boat work under fire.
Recommended for advancement.
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Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
H.M.S. PRINCESS ELIZABETH. - Lieutenant Cecil John Carp, R.N.V.R.
Did four trips, being continuously on the go without stopping for four days, bringing back over 1,600 troops.
Ship was attacked by aircraft on many occasions and also the boats when working from the beach.
Recommendations.
OFFICERS:
Lieutenant Cecil John Carp, R.N.V.R.
By his skill, seamanship and great devotion to duty throughout the operation a large body of troops were brought back to England without any serious damage to his ship.
Page 59
Operation "DYNAMO" - Recommendations of Personnel.
H.M.S. PORTSDOWN - Sub.Lieutenant Richard Hepworth Church, R.N.R.
This ship spent the night of lst/2nd June evacuating troops from Dunkirk beaches under heavy gun fire. On return to Ramsgate on the 2nd, she was not allowed to take part in any further operations at Dunkirk as she had not been degaussed.
Recommendations.
OFFICER.
Sub. Lieutenant Richard Hepworth Church, R.N.R.
Displayed great initiative, determination and good seamanship.
Recommended for mention.
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RATINGS.
Leading Signalman Percy Alfred Kent. P/JX.137932.
Showed consistent attention to duty under heavy gunfire. Displayed exceptional qualities.
Recommended for mention.
E.R.A. Henry White, P/MX.51366.
Carried out engine room duties with exceptional ability without a complete equipment of tools.
Recommended for mention.
Stoker Petty Officer William Ramel, P/11878.
Performed valuable service on the uppenti sonennes in addition to his engine room duties.
Recommended for mention.

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