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G.O's 1700 & 1.723. VESSELS TAKING PART IN OPERATION DYNANO.
TILBURY CONTRACTING & DREDGING CO. LTD. STRAM
HOPPER BARGE "LADY SOUTHBOROUGH"
REPORT OF MASTER.
at 3.00 s.m. on May 30th. To loft Portsmouth in company of
I received orders on May 29th to have steam for sailing
other Steam Hoppers and proceeded to Romsgate, arriving there
at 9.30 Palla I was boarded by a Naval Officer who have TO
my route instructions and charts and orders to leave in the
morning at 5.00 flattle I left Ramagate on May 31st at 5.40 s.m.
and sailed to Dunkirk arriving there at 12.30 Dalla I
steamed along the beach to the Enstward of the Harbour, and
anchored as near to the beach as I could. I gave orders for
the port boat to be lowered and three hand rowed into the
shore with instructions to fill up a motor launch and fetch
the troops back to us. After being ashore for an hour trying
to get a motor launch and failing, they brought back a boat
load of troops. During this time TO were under heavy attacks
from the enemy in the form of bombing, machine gunning and
artillery fire. Sent boat ashore again with three fresh hands
and proceeded to load a notor boat with troops, another air raid
taking place in which four bombs were dropped quite close to us
and lifted boat out of water, luckily nobody was hurt but the
boat was useless having opened all her was $old
that the tide was just right for beaching. I got underweigh
and steamed head first for the beach. After beaching I
ordered the starboard boat any for troops. Seeing a motor
pleasure craft quite handy filling up with troops my mate sent
a line to him and we have him alongaide and took off the troops.
This procedure was carried out four times while still under heavy
onemy attacks from the air. After getting a full load or 478
troops on board I gave orders to hoist the boat which had done
full work. at least clear of the sands and so began
splendid After about half an hour of full ahoud and
German dived at us and machine gunned us, but we
our journey aatern we for were England. while stearing down the fairway two
not to away from We arrived at Margate at 7.30 Balls and was
sheered bonbers their course and once again we were lucky
told get hit. went alongside Margate Pier at 8 Balls
disembarked to snohor. took in fresh water and provisions for
fresh tropps, sent off to anchor to await orders to go
came Dunkirk again. were sailing for Portsmouth at 3.00 at s.m. North on
to load and was Laid at Margate until June 4th when orders
the off that we at 3.20 Salla but was was stopped cleared. Hove
up Goodwin and proceeded and told at to 7.15 Salls stoamed down P.T.O. fair
5th. Underweigh anchor until channel channel with a
all the time troops were being carried, and the extra speed obtained
on the return trips is largely attributed to his devotion to duty
and efficiency.
Strongly recommended for a decoration.
(4) Surgeon Lieut. William Macfarlane David Navy.
This medical officer displayed great seal and devotion
to duty caring for the wounded under heavy bombing and shelling
throughtout operations.
strongly recommended for a decoration.