TNA ADM 199 xxx

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Lynwood Court,
Tetteridge Lans,
London, N.20.
8th June, 1940.
Sir,
I have the henour to report that on the night of Tuesday 28th May, in accordance with orders received from Shourness, X Cook. the mater-orniser Bobeli from. Shoerness to Dover, serving at 0300 Wednesday.
AS 0815 1 subled for La Pains Beach in company with five other boats, later Joined by Sub-
Lieutenant Store in mother beat off Rimagute,
9a envived at La Passe beach at about 1730
after being nechine-gumed other S issued signature in the channel to Dmkirk.
I than storted seving boate Steak the beach to the ships, and augt 4a W. unalar vin A.B. Holborn;
I towad 10 alangside 8 Destroper which cust full sheed while X WAS still alonguide, musize the GARGET of RJ
boat with her ref-gurd, springing 8000 of the strakes, and breaking A.B. Holborn's hand. The boat however was still in ruining order so 3 vent alongaids 8 sloop and asnt A.B. Holborn on board, and borrowed two - from it
3a help -
3 them continued CASE 20-the 0821-
classion that 10 - 8 name of ISSS essiding to a whaler without 8 orer of as least FOUR-Sponen, 4aa to She complete inespability of coldiers to 8 Deat. I-minfortunately
DOVED got the naiss 18 the 980 - 3 burrened, but they
41d their work under difficult world without complaint.
Same time later X less R shaler and orea which ware towed off by emother bost 00 west So the "Created
Engle" to pick ND: survivors). the boat at this-time TAB
continually breaking down, making water,:and had seathing tengled in the 80209 and rulier. I successed in taking her alongside H.M.S. Albury shore'I made her fast and went below to help with the munded. On arrival at Margate on
Thursday morning X 989 kept by-the S.N.T.O. Commander
Stanistreet, R.N. to esstat his.
I remained at Margate 0133 Friday afternoon when
I use appointed to H.N. School Heret as 1st Lieutemant, with Lieut. Sergent, R.B.V.R. in Command. We sailed at
1230 and applyed are the beach at about 1800 where We took on troops.
When the time - to leave it vas found that the cable TAB fouled W mother abandoned cable on the bottom;
the capatan englas and ship's digetin #lgönbroke down.
2 wast used in a diagly to find 8 ship capable of taking off the B93 - had 00 board and found 8 years willing to 4a 801 while I was any the Horet was further damaged by a near-mise shell.
Lieutenant Bargest decided to abandon the Heret whose auxiliaries were left running 90 selse ND. The soldiers