TNA ADM 199 xxx

CONFIDEN IAL.
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FROM:
THE COMMANDING OFFICER, H.M.S. "WOLSEY".
DATE:
12th June, 1940.
No. PM 2/12/6.
TO:
THE FLAG OFICER COMMANDING, DOVER.
SUBJECT: OFFICERS AND RATINGS RECOMMENDED FOR MENTION IN DESPATCHES.
Submitted:
With reference to your No. B.14/0/1101/40, I wish to bring do your notice the excellent work done by the following Officers and en. I consider that they are all worthy to be mntioned in despatches.
Lieutenant George Blackner, R.N.
Executive Officer. For untiring work and devotion to luty in every phase of the work connected with evacuation.
Sub-Lieutenant Anthony Richard Taudevin, R.N.V.R.
uring air-raids and for his careful navigation after little experience.
G.C.O. For cool and efficient control of the armament
For Mr his excellent and untiring work in boats during the
Frederick William Benoy, Gunner, R.N.
vacuation.
Dennis Phillip Arthur Gilbert, Act. Ldg. Sea. C/JX151519.
Thomas William Neicho, Able Seaman, C/SS24676.
Fox, Able Seaman, C/SSX12148
Joseph Leslie Williams, Ldg. Seaman, C/JX128094. C/KX92890.
George Graham, Telegraphist, P/SSX17539.
William Claude Reginald Gordon Jones, Stoker,
All these ratings are recommended for their goodework in oats.
Kenneth Cyril Mackenzie, Ldg. Seaman(LTO), C/J101310.
Simpson, S.A., C/LX45564
For their good work in repairing D.G. Coil under trying onditions.
Calamplah
COM ANDING OFFICER.
15 JUN

163
FROM
The Commanding Officer,H.M.S. "Winchelsea".
DATE
13th. June 1940.
TO
The Flag Officer Commanding Dover;
Copies to: Commander-in-Chief,Western Approaches.
Commander-in-Chief,Portsmouth.
Commodore,R.N.B. Portsmouth.
Captain (D), Liverpool.
SUBJECT: RECOMENDATIONS FOR AWARDS.
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Submitted:-
The following recomendations for awards are forwarded in accordance with Flag Officer in Command,Dovers' Memorandum
No.B14/0/1101/40.
the Leading whaler as a lifeboat, during dark hours, under fire a off Dunkirk
Sea. Walter George Harold LAST,P/JX.132139,wh when away in in considerable tideway, dived overboard and rescued considerably a shaken survivor from H.M.S. "King Orrey"; later beaches when showed considerable tact and seamanship in preventing the boat coxswain of the whaler embarking troops from the open capsizing and rescuing survivors.
untiring zeal and
2. C.P.O.Rupert Dunkirk not only onboard to t his devotion ship but to duty in a salvaged cutter in which he made many trips the beaches.
BYFORD. A.B. P/JX.135125, who as sole in crew of
3. Peter Frederick in rescuing two boat loads of troops boat considerable the skiff succeded surf,before being recalled to the ship,his capsizing twice during the operation.
of 4. Walter Alfred Goerge the ship maintained a and bombing rescued troops. waters.
wheel Also greatly under enemy assisting gunfire in the general welfare of of the ship 5. Ernest at high Charles speed during an enemy dive bombing attack.
down as gunlayer one enemy of
6. Claude Behjamin
"y" aircraft gun is thought direct by hit with an S.W.P.
by a who as upperdeck and stoker cheerful continued his 7. duties Manfred about THE efficient manner most under as C.E.R.A. efficient of the ship maintained 8. Cecil John the in an state. h.sto; whose cheerful room staff and the STATE the the THE
6.
Class who when had suddenly 10. left detailed continued to to take carry out his duties being
Joseph Ednie WHITENSTALL charge of the motorboat the after whole the time ship under enemy gunfire: