Admiralty reports on naval operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French coasts during 1940.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/795. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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144 All Cheques and Money Orders to be made payable to DAVID MACBRATSE Lro., and crossed. 148° ALL PASSENGERS. LUGGAGE, GOODS AND LIVE STOCK, ARE CARRIED SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED ON THE COMPANY'S SATURO BILLS, NOTICES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. 123 GLASGOW AND HIGHLAND ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS DAVID MACBRAYNE Limited, REFER TO STEAM PACKET OFFICE. To I 19 1 Subject Yele and the mate at with the other, Bren aftervards was on m the enemy when coming within range. and The gumer at To after hatch. this man who -ever sat down was, to eyed the e, learned gime that a sergant a he given many ma peppared away, enemy, Fafter dropping his tail smoking. lit as cigarette and cooly his his jot, salor 08 ed 2 bullet away from his machine gun cleck hit one and of wounded our soldins him vent towards the land with in who the was knee lying The on the salvo quastir missed the ship by mohes H she happened to be on the right swing was for getting clear of and it. caused as sefurately reported the stion went units back but the concussion and Explosion The terrific bil and x -a soon time we but were the full engineers away against Willin molisted passing till about in the fines damage having been smarthed, soon got our the difficulty the Yest we were ri 20 eve passed on at through midt 29th may. and be lying signted off for brought the every plans down the Downs li Down hartour 5- miles Himar E. oL N. Busy. goodrom 03pm Lgt Vl. in This front time of a fighter do. and plane 2 pitch time darkness the entrome which Vessel safely berthed glass ackmmally pier arkation finished at Per Dans to in the to make of the search all lights. 1.10 am the may, and at troops 10.32 desimbark, am the vessel Desemb was shifted from administly souch arring of May 31st. Dunkirk at 0030 on the Tat inst. arriving Low water just and before wroks making daybreak berthing berthing more dirficult, destroyers berthed alongside Proceeded again to at the end borth of the East Mole. this ship and loaded embarked over I856 the deck troops of this (including ship. about 400 French active, troops) both when By this the time ship was alongside and after she had left to return at This ship then it was daylight and onemy bombers became more to Dover, which way tonevening port we arrived of the during same day the orders morning. were received to proceed to Dunkirk when to By ssel left at 2030 whole eded Harbour, H.M.S. Worcester collided with this ship, holing By *reak ben By hking bertis whand 1