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being placed on board and making repeated attempts to signal
The situation was unchanged during the night;a guard
who were not in a fit state to be moved to the beach.
larger craft passing close to send assistance for the wounded,
Lieutenant Brooks was despatched with two seamen on
a raft to commandeer small boats seen drifting down channel
approximately half a mile to seaward, but was caught by the
tide and eventually picked up by a destroyer and retained
onboard as a watchkeeper. This officer had been of the greatest
assistance during the operations.
At 0430 an ambulance was procured and three of the
wounded transfered to & field station, and at 0520, a motorboat
was at last successfully hailed and the remaining wounded were
embarked,
Shortly afterwards & whaler and motorboat from H.M.S.
"KINGFISHER" which was endeavouring to work from the beach
close to the ship came alongside and took off parties of twenty
to thirty. Use was made of "SURSUM_CORDA" in such & manner during
the remainder of the forenoon, parties of men embarking onboard
and being transferred to Whalers or Motorboats from the stern.
I had reported the situation to the Commanding Officer
H.M.S. "KINGFISHER" and asked him if he would take my men onboard,
as I had no further use for them.
was to be used again and ships were alongside waiting and that
At approximately 1230 I was informed that the mole
taking off stragglers troops where necessary. Orders were then received
all British were to proceed there, but I continued
from "KINGFISHER" that myself and crew were to repair onboard.
In reporting to the Commanding Officer, I was informed
he was returneds straight to Ramsgate.
report to Naval
My orew.were-discharged to Ramsgate and ordered to
I returned myself in "KINGPISHER"to assist where
necessary.
Hobbs, should volunteered remain for some rest and if necessary
Two members to return with me, but would be required
of my crew, Leading considered Seaman Whalley that and they Sto.
for other craft later.
ratings were of very great for assistance themselves to me
during the These operation two and had no consideration
whatever.
alongside Dunkirk the mole informing at approximately him
of 1930, the and grounding I of and at offering to assist where
required.
"VANQUISHER" I arriving was in Dover approximately
ordered to return to England 0200 again Saturday, in the
1st June.