TNA ADM 199 795

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Sub-Licutenant R.A.W. FOOL, R.N.
Sir,
I have the honour to submit the following account of my activities
in helping to ovacuate the allied troops from Dunkirk.
I arrived at Sheerness on Tuesday, 28th May and reported to
the Commodore for orders. I was given & Themes river steamer and
take a tow back. On Wednesday I had three moro attempts to leave, but
ordered to take her to Dunidric but she broke down and I was forced to
all of them unsuccessful.
On Thursday norning I left Sheerness in the Idehter 1,217
with three similar lighters in company and the motor boat "MASATRU".
I arrived at Dunkirk at about 1800, where TO were bombed and
two lighters seemed to vanish. I beached my lighter and by reeving French
our soldiers, these I transferred to a motor yacht under the command
dinghy in and out, managed to collect some forty or fifty of
Sub-Lieutenant Timbrell, R.C.N. who then laft for Remsgate.
and a cutter, motor boat and outter in tow and left for home. unde It
I having collected some two hundred and fifty French I did soldiers, this
then continued to fill up, using the motor boat "MASATRU"
because I took the my engines had no astem capabilities and in the tide
impossible to arrived 80 alongside. at Remagate at 0800 on Friday noming. X crew I who
I well throughout vere not been on returning boat. and so Ye
had behaved very deck hand on a Var Department fast notor of
volunteered as a that afternoon loaded with six hundred gallons fairuay petrol at
sailed at 1330 deck. No proceeded to Dunkirk arriving off French the travlers
carried about 1300. on To pessed through the wreckage of two
searching for
Ramsgate. We We then proceeded CAME alowly back still looking for small boats
survivors. to a British Trawler who told us to return notor to
to refual.
attacked by ten Junicers 88 dive benbers, loose and some benbed, of
We were for then some ten minutes, during which time had I no out casualties.
machine our deck gunned petrol. at Remagate We were at hit about in 5. several o'alock places and outside. took but off some forty French
We soldiers arrived from at Tranler aground I again on a formed wreck part of a volunteer crew from of the
Department That same boat, ovening the "MARLBORTUGH", to but lnow. wre prevented leaving
owing same War to reasons which we formed were not volunteer allowed crew consisting of Sub-Lieutenants Treasury, Mr.
D. Don, Pollock Edge=Partington and Mr. Rendall; two Stokers as the
On Sunday, I and Carew-Hunt, a R.M, two Deak members "ands of and H.M. one Stoker and
two R.A.F. Sergeants
as to engineers. Dunkirk in company with Commander and went Troup in and in took
off sister some boat forty "HAIG". odd French No troops and returned to
Ye proceeded parted company in the harbour Resigate at 0430 on
Sunday morning.
night we formed the - arew, at 1800, with half the way exception
of across the we two weat Treasury alongaide Dunklrk the M.Y. at "MERMAID" 2100, proceeded and direct found up a the motor harbour bike aboard.
Again on Monday officials. To laft for Dunkirk took Admiral Taylor
far as TRI No could arrived get, at and landed Admiral reylar. I
and as went on a small reconnaissance.
No then spent.