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ordered him to return to Dover, taking with him as many troops as
he could carryBe left at 0230 on the 2nd. June.
Sunday 2nd. June.
We had arranged for Commander Ellwood and myself to remain with
the S.N.O. till the end, but Commander Surteeps and Commander Gotto
refused to leave, as they. considered that there was yet work for
them to do. The work of these two Officers the former at
Naval Headquarters and the latter controlling the troop movements
on to the Eastern Arm, cannot be described by words of mine.
Suffice it to say that they were never for one moment absent
from their posts ,in the face of heavy bombardment and air attack
and that they carried out their duties with a sense of courage
and cheerfulness which must have been a fine example taxther
not only to the ratings left with them but to the troops.
On returning to the Harbour I discovered that the drifter
"LORD CAVAN" - our Depot Ship had been sunk by shellfire.
Sunday June 2nd.
As it had been decided to cease evacuation of troops by
daylight, there remained little to do during the daylight
hours today. We were prepared to make 3 naximum effort tonight
to get away the remainder of the B.S.F. There were roughly 4,300
of the rearguard troops to be embarked, which had been withdrawn,
according to plan, from the front linde positions.
The position was becoming critical. The Germans were at 1000
to have penetrated important positions surrounding whether
reported and it waas for see time questionable as to last
Dunkirk, to carry out the evacuation of this
we would be able The hours went by and it was established ships were that the
force of troops. had checked the enemy's advance. No air
French troops day, and we were subjected to very intense to move
admitted attacks and by bombardment, the enemy having been able
up his At artillery 2130 I took due up to my our position withdrawal. at the end of the Bestern Mole