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6.0's 1700. &. 1723. VESSELS TARING PART III OPERATION DYNANO.
TILBURY CONTRACTING & DREDGING CO. LTD. STEAM
HOPPER "FOREMOST 102"
REPORT OF MASTER.
The eventful voyage to Dunkirk and back.
It was Vednesday May 29th at 4 c'olock we were tied up longside of the Drodgrell under repair, with no water in the oiler, when the company's agent case on board and told us that the aval authority needed the ship for important work, and also asked
CW many of the crew would volunteer to go, I made it If duty to alt each man, and each man responded willingly, and in less than ne hour we were taking in boiler water, and raising steam, we also ad & steam plpo on shore being repaired, which would not be inished before the morning, so 10 had to mit for same, so 10
rovisioned ship for 1 week and got stem pipe on board by 10 Ball.
ay 30th and at 11.20 Balls we left Portsmouth towing three motor oats with 12 naval ratings in charge of: Shib-Lioutement, TO had to enter the gateray until morning, go TO anchored till 3 6 fills on line weather arriving at Folkestone at 10.30 Dalla uo decided not here proceeded craft anchored, so 18 did the name, and riday and then to Ramagate arriving there at Ball.
then went were dozens of small interview the navel authorities for orders, which we on shore to to Dunkirk and take on board as nany troops ha we got to proceed them to Ramagete, 110 also took on we board two gunners could and bring and rifle and ammunition, guessed with three bren orrand guns we were on by the terrible not long sights at be some what of the sort of an we smoke were from passing. burning TO Dunkirk, cere DB we were sea
TO nero picking same up our at bearings, that very minute, from a church bomb struck the along the beach to on shore when a despatch riders dashing Roada things on to motor could get & also bioycles. bit hot, see German an When acrial we dog arrived fight in me Dunkirk at taking a time place fighting, overhead and began and bembing+ we could A naval count officer as many case as 50 the to planes breakmater, us and gave us and orders got to to work, proceed, beach.
he to Braye beach 5 miles east of troops in the enter and on the
We told us we at would 5.30 Dalla find se the could shore are four as ue of could our hoppers and dropped alroady thererived as closs to the both lifeboats and with the motor anchor. assistance boats we 1 of gave had got the already orders fireman left to manned lower in charge both they boats of between could the with Sub-Lieutenant not our them got cros, with off the the long but had loaded ply which was THE the Germans wore so our causing us to get shelling londed time.
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 Davidison, Royal 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.
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