A working collection of Admiralty Operation Dynamo material whose full ADM 199 catalogue reference is still being identified.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 199/xxx. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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OPERATION NO.21 SHIP:- MOTOR BOAT - tender to Skoot "HILDA". STATEMENT BY $ RV Crew Service $ A.B. N.J.Stallard Detailed for small notor boats and vent on board RJX 154107. the HILDA, a Dutch Skoot: taken round to Dgal 19 years of age.and took two ships lifeboats and six notor boats A Sub-Ident. R.N.V.R. in tow. Stallard was transferred into a small llater Boat and towed across to La Name. Passing An 0.S. Dunkerque sere mixed up with an de raid. then The old man from Deal he arrived at La Fame there vas havey firing mentioned in a Sunday and shells were dropping in the ace all around, firing at the destroyers. They vere told to go paper. inshore, when it vas found that the propellar was foul with roge. they vere towed inshore propeller. Picked up & postoon full of soldiers by another notor boat and were able to clear the and returned to HTLDA with then. Pontoon vas so navel cutters Took cutter in too. Tyansferred badly damaged that it had to to laft. Found a from notor boat to cutter to help soldiers into boats Teat into beach and & passing destroyer beached them. by then motor loat and outter were and outder manged and outtor full of water. and full of soldiers. Breakers soon had notor boat Stallard had to tell the soldiers and push pull anight up+ Ordered then to push the off, than out of the boat, as their equipment the boat was his beat with an cary After they got and cutter told then to get the care. There were the doing off, all the soldiers got back in Stallard cars. the Officer and 0.8. abandoned the old only + boat and date aboard the cutter. use notor in his notor boat. The outter to en stayed Seallard and aix soldiers out 6.0 HILDA palla and ahoul of these Inaliare and viped 10.0 out Dalla a He shelling was going Oilla One shall rewed stayed by in the outter. This was after landed 200 yards of 6 soldiers waiting* By cleared about by group of the beach had been a Took a boatload afficer of in they then moved to soldiers a jetty made to "NOSQUITO". that on the next trip they first drink get a that were told by an would HOSQUITO of bear each. This was the hardly a00 battle had since leaving Doals Could attacked Saturday morning they for aeroplanes. One Spitfire and cuse 57 Carman into the acce Started then the sky aeroplanes, brough down one bombing down himself His Kadth; Captain Pin ordered these boat imatiately. to pick up survivors. down After in picking two seconds. was ware up/ sent to HILDA. SKIRVACK full over same of Ordared to soldiers survivors pick was hit. up to but away SKIRJACK'S take Vent in very ftw from bad up for tow the state, of survivors. heavy astern. arew. one boulding. fall died. Returned HILDA There HILDA tried to clear. got One salvo of bombs escaped Tried each side to get of motor boat. Finally /14000. about