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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396	Log in to enlarge	Fire was opened and WILLS effective in 197 53, Ambrose Street, Bangor. 21 O3TIMU 10th June, 1940. 1 Extract from letter from Mr Birss Jones. 2nd Officer. "St. Seiriol". The night of the 27 th May. "We arrived at Dunkirk between 7 and 8.0 pm and as soon as we got alongside the Pier the bombing started from all directions, so the Captain had orders to go out again and get all the Troops he could get from the beach. The bombing was still going on but we were lucky, so we dropped Anchor and the Captain ordered 10 boats to be Lowered and manned and to go ashore and get as many 128 troops as we could. I took charge of No.3 Lifeboat with J. Wishart Greaser, and i,Roberts. A.B. 8 The night was dark out the burning buildings ashore lit up the Beach, so I managed to get the boat full of wounded soldiers O., e and when I got out again I could not find the "St. Seirioi". While was ashore the Captain got order to 80 back to the Pier and load d troops, so I took ay Load to & destroyer and put them on board are irned there and I went for another boat load and back to the Destroyer. pe It was getting about half past eleven, so the Dieutenant told ne and my men to go on board and cast the boat adrift as they were to, leaving at midnight. Just before we left the St. Seiriol" came 55 close and hailed the destroyer that he had three of his sen ashore, so he was told that we were on board. Ne proceeded with the that Destroyer and arrived at Dover and I joined "St. Seiriol" at ards, Folkestone midday on the 26th. made The We got night to of the the Pier 29th at May. Lunkirk about 7 o'clock, after Jerry had been y trying to bomb us all along the Coast. The first thing we saw was the S.S. "Fenella" alorgside the Pier and P.S. Crested Bagle, e iber The "Fenella" had been bombed and disembarking the troops and her :ions Cre. to the other ship. After the "Crested Eagie" left the Pier she was bombed and on fire so the Captain run her ashore. lie had 1 orders the boats. or course we had only two boats left. the took to man of No.5 boat and the Chief Officer took charge of burned other, charge managed to get some on board, wounded, scalded, all and half SQ drowned. we It was hellish there and bombs dropping	Boat Fenella Roberts St. Seiriol Ambrose Dover Jones May Roberts

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Fire was opened and WILLS effective in
197
53, Ambrose Street,
Bangor.
21
O3TIMU
10th June, 1940.
1
Extract from letter from
Mr Birss Jones. 2nd Officer. "St. Seiriol".
The night of the 27 th May.
"We arrived at Dunkirk between 7 and 8.0 pm and as soon as we
got alongside the Pier the bombing started from all directions,
so the Captain had orders to go out again and get all the Troops
he could get from the beach. The bombing was still going on
but we were lucky, so we dropped Anchor and the Captain ordered
10
boats to be Lowered and manned and to go ashore and get as many
128
troops as we could. I took charge of No.3 Lifeboat with J. Wishart
Greaser, and i,Roberts. A.B.
8
The night was dark out the burning buildings ashore lit
up the Beach, so I managed to get the boat full of wounded soldiers
O.,
e
and when I got out again I could not find the "St. Seirioi". While
was ashore the Captain got order to 80 back to the Pier and load
d
troops, so I took ay Load to & destroyer and put them on board
are
irned
there and I went for another boat load and back to the Destroyer.
pe
It was getting about half past eleven, so the Dieutenant told ne
and my men to go on board and cast the boat adrift as they were
to,
leaving at midnight. Just before we left the *St. Seiriol" came
55
close and hailed the destroyer that he had three of his sen ashore,
so he was told that we were on board. Ne proceeded with the
that
Destroyer and arrived at Dover and I joined "St. Seiriol" at
ards,
Folkestone midday on the 26th.
made
The We got night to of the the Pier 29th at May. Lunkirk about 7 o'clock, after Jerry had been
y
trying to bomb us all along the Coast. The first thing we saw
was the S.S. "Fenella" alorgside the Pier and P.S. Crested Bagle*,
e
iber
The "Fenella" had been bombed and disembarking the troops and her
:ions
Cre. to the other ship. After the "Crested Eagie" left the Pier
she was bombed and on fire so the Captain run her ashore. lie had
1
orders the boats. or course we had only two boats left. the
took to man of No.5 boat and the Chief Officer took charge of burned
other, charge managed to get some on board, wounded, scalded, all
and half SQ drowned. we It was hellish there and bombs dropping