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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277	Log in to enlarge	76 70 H.M.S. "WHIPPINGHAM". SPECIAL REPORT ARTHUR PREDERICK FORD, Chief Mechanician P/K 21534. On hight 31st.May and 1st.June 1940, Dunkirk Mole, who averted what would have been a major disaster by preventing troops rushing to part when ship was overladen and starddled E by enemy gunfire, ship took list of 30° but righted herself when Ford got troops moved back to starboard. Undermanned as I was Ford again showed powers of leadership above the S ordinary in getting us away from piers by outting our after moorings and pressing troops into service in getting in bows, afterwards going below to take ship out. i 0 J.J.CLOUGH Petty or icer ist.01.P/JX129586 and & H.S.GILES A/Ldg.Sea. P/JX125481, were also outstanding for a their courage and seal under desperate conditions, working coolly about the ship when I had troops wounded by shrapnel or flying concrete, being under fire all the time. e no 08 (sd) Eric REED. e Lieut.R.N.R. in command H.M.S. "Whippingham" d d +2 Command or	Eric Major PS Whippingham Reed Whippingham Ford May Reed Seal

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 277.

76
70
H.M.S. "WHIPPINGHAM".
SPECIAL REPORT
ARTHUR PREDERICK FORD, Chief Mechanician P/K 21534.
On hight 31st.May and 1st.June 1940, Dunkirk Mole,
who averted what would have been a major disaster by preventing
troops rushing to part when ship was overladen and starddled
E
by enemy gunfire, ship took list of 30° but righted herself
when Ford got troops moved back to starboard. Undermanned
as I was Ford again showed powers of leadership above the
S
ordinary in getting us away from piers by outting our after
moorings and pressing troops into service in getting in
bows, afterwards going below to take ship out.
i
0
J.J.CLOUGH Petty or icer ist.01.P/JX129586 and
&
H.S.GILES A/Ldg.Sea. P/JX125481, were also outstanding for
a
their courage and seal under desperate conditions, working
coolly about the ship when I had troops wounded by shrapnel
or flying concrete, being under fire all the time.
e
no
08
(sd) Eric REED.
e
Lieut.R.N.R.
in command H.M.S. "Whippingham"
d
d
+2
Command
or