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Horton Hospital, 275
Epsom
MOSQUITO.
Surrey,
June 7th 1940.
Sir,
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I have the honour to forward a report of proceedings for W.M.S. Mosquits under my command from Wednesday
May 29th. to Salinday June 1st inclusive.
Mosquito left Sheerness in company with Locast at 1345
Wednesday May 29 th having been ordered by Commodere 29/5
Sheerness to proceed to Bray Drines. Orders to sail at
1345 were received at 1340, so there was not time to land
C.B.'s and S.P.'s before sailing. a cypher addressed to
Locust and Mosquito was received on Portware but it was made in B cypher which was not carried. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting through to NoreW/T to inform them that The cyples was not carried but This was wentually passed on H.7. as nothing further was serviced, is was decided to berna all books except Those mentioned in N.C.G.O.'s and this was done atry15. after getting our of range of Par wance, a constant wasch on 138 K/c3 ares pepr.
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N.C.G.O.'s were also destroyed. The next signal received was e
id a eypher which came first as Mosquito was waiting on her way backagth loading up. It was improsible to decypler this and a second report stating that all cyphus were destroyed was made is in anxiliary Code.
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2. Mosquito arrived Bray Junes about 1830 and immediately commenced taking hoops oH the beach. I found the bestmethod was to anchor with my how afloat and my stein just on The o
si bottom and with a hass time form the ship to the shore
Thisenabled the army portoons and my whaters to have and
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Horton Hospital, 275
Epsom
MOSQUITO.
Surrey,
June 7th 1940.
Sir,
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I have the honour to forward a report of proceedings for H.M.S. Mosquits under my command from Wednesday
May 29th. to Salinday June 1st inclusive.
Mosquito left Sheerness in company with houst at 1345
Wednesday May 29 th having been ordered by Commodere 29/5
Sheerness to proceed to Bray Drines. Orders to sail at
1345 were received at 1340, so there was not time to land
C.B.'s and S.P.'s before sailing. a cypher addressed to locust and Mosquito was received on Portware but it was made in B cypher which was not carried. Considerable difficulty was experienced in getting through to None W/T to inform them that the cyplus was not carried but This was wentually passed on H.7. as nothing further was received, is was decided to berna all books except Those mentioned in N.C.G.O.'s and this was done atry15 after getting our of range of Par wance, a constant wash on 138 k/cs ares pepr.
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N.C.G.O.'s were also destroyed. The next signal received was a eypher which came first as Mosquito was waiting on her way backagth loading up. It was improsible to decypler this and
R second report stating that all cyphes were destroyed was made is in anxiliary lode.
2. Mosquito arrived Bray Dunes about 1830 and immediately
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ommenced taking hoops oH the beach. I found the bestmethod as to anchor with my how afloat and my stein just on The pottom and with a hass time form the ship & the shore bisenabled the army port oons and my whaters to had and
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swimming across its bow to attract its attension. The??
next he know was when he was being dragged ouboard a earley floor. This carley theats occupants and many
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on $ bilor timber were picked up by a motor boot which took them to Ramegate. Sub- that is now in
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The Royal Surrey County Itospital as fuildford and he forwarded me a report of what had happened to him and his party. I consider that this officer throughout the while operation displayed nictiation resource and devotion to duty; he is a reserve oftice of the very best type.
10. Two drifters eventually came alongside and after satisfying myself that then were wo tiering left onbrand, particularly in the Engine and briler 200ms, I lep the ship in the drifter Earl of Canan with the last of the wounded
Mosquito then had a list to port of about 20 depects and ce water was pouring in through three holes in the builes wohn anda laye hole in the wondenser. The Earl Cavan took us into Dunkerque while the other drifter look the unainder direct to England. The very badly wounded, including
Throwith, had to he left at the medical post at the shore in end 51 the pier to wait for the Hospital slip. I and my party returned in H.M.S. Worcester where I sustained wounds in the thigh. I would like to pay Kibule to the magnificant way in which the Worcester, although liter ally Eurounded by borbs, beat more ofr the attacks and jot her load home.
11. There are oneh Hier and two more whom I wish to bring
K your notice. Surgeon Lientenant N.L. Fox RN., an australian who joined the Name on the out break of crar, worked unceasing through out these operations. During our first trip he undoubtedly samed the lives of many soldiers;
after we were his, he remained onboard to the last making certain that there were no living Left orkoard and knding

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ue, swimming across its bow to attract its attension. The?? 279
next he know was when he was being dragged ouboard a early floor. This carley thats occupants and many
1/6
on $ bito of timber were picked up by a motor boot which took them to Ramegate. Sub- that is now in
The Royal Surrey County Itospital as faildford and he
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forwarded me a report of what had happened to him and his party. I consider that this officer throughout the while operation displayed nictiat in resource and devotion to duty; he is a reserve oftice of the very best type.
10. Two drifters eventually came alongside and after satisfying myself that them were 40 tioning left onboand, particularly in the Engine and briles 200ms, I lep the ship yer in the drifter Earl of Canan with the last of the wounded
Hosquits then had a list to ports? about 20 defices and take water was pouring in through three holes in the builes wom men a
anda laye hole in the condenser. The Earl Cavan took us into Dunkerque while the other drifter look the unwander had direct to England. The very badly wounded, including ties
Throwith, had to he left at the medical post at the shore d.
rain and or the pier to wait for the Hospital slip. I and my f
anne party returned in H.M.S. Worcester where I sustained wounds and in the thigh. I would like to pay Kibuli to the magnificat id to way in which the Worcester, although liter ally Eworounded set by bombs, beat ofr the attacks and jot her load home.
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11. There are more and two more whom I wish to bring i/c se to your notice. Surgeon Lientenant N.L. Fox RN,, an austialian who joined the Name on the out break J/war, worked unceasingly through out these operations. During our frist trip he undoubtedly samed the lives of many soldiers;
after we were hit, he remained onboard to the last making certain that there were no living Legr orkoard and knding