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TNA ADM 199 795

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.

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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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To The Commodore R.N.
The
"PRAGUS"
DEPARTMENT.
Coop of aloob new Tedds and ni bengit 919W essvise
Principal Sea Transport Officer
.agulg ent Jaso doinw Tetsw revetedy
The DOWNS,
STATION.
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Thurs
June,
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193
YOUR REFERENCE
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Sir, With regard particularly like to bring to your notice Head Street, to the second part of your letter of the the conduct 5th.
it., Deckboy I would Frederick William John RUSBY, of 16, King's wich,
Essex. is only sixteen was on telegraphs duty on the at bridge all nes when necessary, stood at his post in an
Captain's telegraph particularly when manoeuvring absolutely exposed
This boy whose boy, age and worked the bridge ship at Dunkirk
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sition June 1st., during when incessant he air attack when shraphelletc. was falling
1 around.
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After the ship and refreshment he went
1 id action gallantly against enemy aircraft. He Lewis stayed and there Bren magazines and thus box of ammunition reloading keyt In spent Sction longer than they showed would no otherwise thought ave inbled been. the guns This he to did be entiredy without orders and or himselfwhatever.
the ship was bombed, his coolness Se to and himself attention
0 duty sign of consideration that the ship was were Similarly remarkable, when his one seemed to or desire to
S have usefuless his post possible, being visible, no even though he Imew n his serious will All bear the itness ship' to the conduct of danger. officers, and several of the this lad. who observed
Signed

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eat
01
was
Dyscum 259.
170
30
121
oveled ariav 60 j dud
THE WINO GENERAL
21
1
A
Ear 6mbrd injury - dub emily in
M/V S.S. Royal Dover Doffodil
5.6.40
14t
gide evestT" end ent bixe So add JISO (mexob berseque B Iled Iteman: twode Tedmum of
Dynamo zb8.
163
me
Feeds
81
Please
om
9623A
of
130
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY.
ebit edd dtiw two Бемість gida edd to Jusq Tetts orit smit
10
abserbLard edd st 5ms anitsla Ileda eNJ Mi ritad alsel eldisiv. off
1077
Date bush ts alsimetam offi drive eldiazog as vievijostie as
To The Commodore R.N.
The
"PRAGUS"
DEPARTMENT.
Coop of aloob new Tedds and ni bengit 919W essvise
Principal Sea Transport Officer
.agulg ent Jaso doinw Tetsw revetedy
The DOWNS,
STATION.
doldw exist edd NO аветдота NI flita 9T9W amottereço e3eHT
Thurs
June,
DOVER,
to
H.T.
0°
to evitstusm airt NOV Holdw twods boireq arts to hre edf
193
YOUR REFERENCE
X
Isvolqus TWOY HJTW feem IIIW anotton TUO JANJ anitant
RENCE lechied
,TIS IIIS I
theymea theibedo TWOY
Sir, With regard particularly like to bring to your notice Head Street,
to the second part of your letter of the the conduct 5th.
it., Deckboy I would Frederick William John RUSBY, of 16, King's
wich,
Essex. is only sixteen was on telegraphs duty on the at bridge all
nes when necessary, stood at his post in an
Captain's telegraph particularly when manoeuvring absolutely exposed
This boy whose boy, age and worked the bridge ship at Dunkirk
.T.M.H
refasM
sition June 1st., during when incessant he air attack when shraphelletc. was falling
1 around.
example to all, he never to showed be ordered the
ightest His desire quiet to courage leave his was post, an and in the end he had
take
shelter WAS safely berthed and he would to the be boat normally deck
ee to go below assisted for rest the ship's machine gummers who were exposed continuously with
After the ship and refreshment he went
1 id action gallantly against enemy aircraft. He Lewis stayed and there Bren magazines and thus
box of ammunition reloading keyt In spent Sction longer than they showed would no otherwise thought
ave inbled been. the guns This he to did be entiredy without orders and
or himselfwhatever.
the ship was bombed, his coolness Se to and himself attention
0 duty sign of consideration that the ship was
were Similarly remarkable, when his one seemed to or desire to
S have usefuless his post possible, being visible, no even though he Imew
n his serious will All bear the itness ship' to the conduct of
danger. officers, and several of the this lad. who observed
Signed