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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548	Log in to enlarge	379 353 7. avoiding action at high speed in very confined waters full of shipping. Finally when the helm jambed he continued to keep her under control. Commodore G. 0.Stephenson Did most valuable work off the beaches in a motor boat at La Panne and Bray, organising and controlling small craft and the embarkation of Lord Gort. When La Fanne became untenable owing to shell fire he moved to Bray and only left the coast when driven off by the air attack of Ist June. Lieutenant R.G.H.G.Eyre - M.A/S.B. 10 Handled his boat with the greatest coolness and skill inside Dunkirk in crowded waters, darkness, and under shell fire. His good work greatly facilitated my task of control. Lieutenant Commander C.J.Wynne-Sdwards This officer assisted no throughout the operations and was invaluable. Unsparing of himself he net any call on him with the greatest efficiency. On two occasions he carried out difficult tasks with complete success, controlling small craft and directing Merchant ships to beach themselves so that they could be boarded at low tide. Ideutenant Viscount Kelburn Acted as my Signal Officer and carried out his duties with the greatest efficiency under most trying conditions. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servent, VICE AD MIRAL * DOVER Rear Admiral. The Vice Admiral Commanding, Dover.	Boat Commodore Success Viscount Dover Eyre Gort

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 548.

379
353
7.
avoiding action at high speed in very confined waters full of shipping.
Finally when the helm jambed he continued to keep her under control.
Commodore G. 0.Stephenson
Did most valuable work off the beaches in a motor boat at
La Panne and Bray, organising and controlling small craft and the
embarkation of Lord Gort. When La Fanne became untenable owing to shell
fire he moved to Bray and only left the coast when driven off by the air
attack of Ist June.
Lieutenant R.G.H.G.Eyre - M.A/S.B. 10
Handled his boat with the greatest coolness and skill inside
Dunkirk in crowded waters, darkness, and under shell fire. His good
work greatly facilitated my task of control.
Lieutenant Commander C.J.Wynne-Sdwards
This officer assisted no throughout the operations and was
invaluable. Unsparing of himself he net any call on him with the greatest
efficiency. On two occasions he carried out difficult tasks with complete
success, controlling small craft and directing Merchant ships to beach
themselves so that they could be boarded at low tide.
Ideutenant Viscount Kelburn
Acted as my Signal Officer and carried out his duties with the
greatest efficiency under most trying conditions.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servent,
VICE AD MIRAL
*
DOVER
Rear Admiral.
The Vice Admiral Commanding,
Dover.