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No. 3173/15.
APPENDIX I.
RANSGATE AND MARGATE : DYNANO OPERATION.
RECOMMENDS FOR AWARDS.
(ii)
all
Beyond the first recommends forwarded under my 3095/15 of
y
the 3rd June, which I was personally able to check and verify, It it
has not proved possible to check up on any outstanding act.
without is knowledge of every other mans' work. Because of this, all
felt to be unfair merely to pick out one or two reported cases,
reports received to date from any individual Officer, whether in
command or otherwise, are forwarded as Appendix 3. in accordance
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with H.G.O. 448.
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BASE AWARDS.
difficult hours and, in addition, all Executive Officers who of
throughout I a trying and difficult week. They all worked long could and
cannot speak too highly of the conduct of my Base officers
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of
of
be spared, made one or more trips to the beaches. The Heads could
Base Departments showed that their different organisations strain.
stand up to the handling of very large numbers without
2. pleasure to bring to your notice the following Officers and ratings:-
AS representative of the Base Staff, it gives no great
(A) LIBUTENANT COMMANDER R.N. (RET)
MAINTENANCE LIBUTENANT COMMANDER "MERRIE ENGLAND".
ST. JOHN GEORGE HANSON PITT.
Officer met successfully all the many demands made upon his
For in "Merrie England" Barracks. Throughout the entire
outstanding zeal and devotion to duty as Maintenance
operation he accomodated and detailed all ratings lent, snack turned
department. the building He into a easualty clearing station, returned ran Naval bars
part of depots with the aid of local residents, hitch to their
and clothing and survivors in large numbers without of the
casualties depots and successfully competed with each new aspect
situation.
(B) TEMPORARY PAYMASTER SUB. LIEUTENANT, R.N.V.R.
MAXWELL KERR HAMILTON.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY.
Officer, to and take charge of a temporary the instituted whole
For normally Assistant Secretary in my Office, Office was sent
outstanding seal and devotion to duty. This young to
for the Officer on duty with only odd hours snatched of for Naval and
Margate prepare sent to take charge there. Throughout sleep
meals, maintaining landed there, arranging burials, accomodation, he successfully transport,
time he remained his Office with a complete record
personnel casualties, stores and provisions, all of which
coped with despite his limited experience.
(c) TEMPORARY LIEUTENANT R.N.V.R.
GEORGE CHRISTOPHER NEYMAN.
For outstanding zeal and devotion operation. to duty while He received acting as and
Pier Officer at vessels Margate sent throughout there, arranged the re-servicing the Military. for coal, fue
despatched fuel and provisions, all and acted as liaison with
(D) PAYMASTER LIEUTENANT, R.N.V.R.
NORMAN WILLIAM COLLOP.
ASSISTANT TO BASE ACCOUNTANT OFFICER.
This officer was sent to Margate to represent Accountant the Base