TNA ADM 199 xxx

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1996
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To: D.M.O. Admiralty House, Sheerness.
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From: Lt.Cmir. V.R.T. Clemmts, R.N.R.
:
The Datah motor vessel "TILLY" was taken over
at Tilbury = 26/5/40 by R.N.R.,
Lt. Inc Holman, and 9 naval retings. She was
taken to Sheemess to Load stores and thence to on
encharage in the Down share also arrived at 1035 on 87/5/40.
At 1800 orders 1920 required to proceed to Dulkirk.
It to comertable that to instructions 9070 given regarding
the Deason for sailing to Dunkirk and save that 10 DIE
received 00 board lifebelts and life-rafts sufficient for
about 480 people - bad no Idea shat was required of
188 on accival. It was class, however, that at that
time the operation 153 of a highly secret nature. We
proceeded OR the route given to = at the time of sailing,
issuly by the Weets Hinder, Iyok and Niddelkirk Bank
buys. AS about 2900 having reached 8 position about
8 or 9 niles from Dunkir't = observed tvo Large hospital
ships assurted by in oreat parchant aruteer conting from
the direction of Dunicive. These vessale had overtaken
18 enrlier in the day. A poren signal vas therefore
thereupon reseived from the uned merchant 0 utser to the
following effect :- "Dunkirk has fallon and is in eneage
hands. Keep class. No had ast out in company with
- five other small motor vessels, and at this Mm one on
these in charge of Lt.Berwall, R.B. and Lt.Mutchinsen, H.N.R.
use bout. 1 size distent 00 the starboard bonn and the rest
was further actorn. 9a thereupon altered course towards
Lt.Barwell's veasel and supented to his by nores the signal
received. After consideration 00 to the proper notion
to take in the sircumstances 31 considered that as I visa
whally ignorms of what we required of 29 if 2 sould get
to Duning 10 would be useless to attempt to preceed. I
also observed that the aread merchant evaises and hospital
ships continued on their honoverd course.
Shortly aftermeds shou the Lisuport Buay WAS
near, the ship use pub about to return to the Doins for
further orders. On the passage book = come up with the
"Brondaris" in charge of Commission Bumin, R.H., and
informed his also of the information 100 had received. He
stated be had received the - information and intended
returning to the Down for orders.
On 28/5/40 at 1735 whilet lying at motor off
Deal Pier unders vare received to proseed to Duskirk in
order to evenuate trupo, AS this time, oring to
information received the provious evening from an and
merchant ovelear (see 10 report on тоуадо No. 1) we though
that Dunkirk usa in the hands of the enemy. Ten minutes
later w have WD insher and, followed by some half dozen
other smill motor vessels IN proseeded on our verage.
The poute taken on this occusion was by buare 'U', 151 and
that ' the tom vsa in Classe We writed near the entrance
We arrived off Duskin at about 2500 and observed
for the best part of as hour considering whither to enter
the harbour or to procesd further to the Statemed In -
attempt to take soldiers off the benoh. We then pepaseded