TNA ADM 199 795

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TNA ADM 199 795

Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 199 795

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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142	Log in to enlarge	m.v. "CAMEO". The crew of this vessel manned two ships lifeboats and made three trips to the beach at St. Valery-en-Caux taking off about 400 French and British Troops. During the last trip the boats were machine-gunned by the Germans. The name of the Master is Steven Masson and the names of the lifeboats crews are:- Submitted 67.40 Neil McKinnon y (Cycle) arrist) late (Dass) check. Cornelius Harris y Bo'swain D.J.M. William Patience 1 A.B. D.S.M. Alfred Barfoot - A.B. Most Edward Wills 15 A.3. Mut. Ronald Martin y Wiper - new Efforts have been made to get in touch with the Master in order to ascertain whether the names of the boats' crews given by him were in order of priority for merit. The vessel is at present coasting and efforts to get in touch with the Master have so far failed, but the owners state that the names as given by the Waster are in order of merit. Not: Re above. These 2 are Captain Stephen Masson Master HM Nampers me here medinna Mate HM Nansport each gagetted "Dsc" 2nd Note inSup/In Gg 2/8/40 ( p4788) e Maunter were duly gazetted to L awards approved in Sup: in Goy: 27/8/40 65268 twen 3/7/40	Cameo Crews Harris Last Martin McKinnon

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m.v. "CAMEO".
The crew of this vessel manned two ships lifeboats
and made three trips to the beach at St. Valery-en-Caux
taking off about 400 French and British Troops. During
the last trip the boats were machine-gunned by the Germans.
The name of the Master is Steven Masson and the names
of the lifeboats crews are :-
Submitted 67.40 Neil McKinnon
y
(Cycle) arrist)
late
(Dass) check.
Cornelius Harris
y
Bo'swain
D.J.M.
William Patience
1 A.B.
D.S.M.
Alfred Barfoot
- A.B.
Most
Edward Wills
15 A.3.
Mut.
Ronald Martin
y
Wiper
- new
Efforts have been made to get in touch with the
Master in order to ascertain whether the names of the
boats' crews given by him were in order of priority for
merit. The vessel is at present coasting and efforts to
get in touch with the Master have so far failed, but the
owners state that the names as given by the Waster are
in order of merit.
Not: Re above.
These 2 are
Captain Stephen Masson Master HM Nampers
me here medinna Mate HM Nansport
each gagetted "Dsc"
2nd Note
inSup/In Gg 2/8/40 ( p4788)
e Maunter were duly gazetted to
L awards approved in
Sup: in Goy: 27/8/40 65268
twen
3/7/40