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REPORT OF OPERATIONS AT DUNKIRK.
1st Trip.
Left Remagate selle Thursday 30th May in motor years Rygate II with a orer of 4 civilians. Boat broke down 00 route, and 3 had 8 too from the "Hortee", who sent a states abourd to ⑉ whether he could repair the engine.
After on hour be reported that be couldn't repair it, so
TO W670 taken enboard the Hortse, leaving Rygate II
anchored. It was decided that my orer and mydelf should pull sahore in the 3 ship's skiffs and bring the troops off this 9a ass, having too - in each boat. Whilst pulling in da can occasion a salve of boate buret on the beach
Hilling may French treeps, and - Able Seaman-pulling salure with = received a machine - bullet in the groin.
Another bonb fall approximately 20 yards from Hortes, but caused no damage.
there was a heavy surf running, which made pulling subvard. by skiff expensed twice, but to managed to pull her to the beach, engty and reflect her. About midnight the captain of the "Hortee" decided to nove farther in as the tide ⑉ vising. the mohor was fouled however, and the denitery broke com. Aa the cable vas being out, the Chief B.R.A. reported that the engines wouldn't work.
Whilet Lieutenant Surgement R.N.R. pulled to other boats to try and get them alengaids and Sale the troups off, I
editimed bringing troops abourd, and then eat about the task of reasing them, and preparing then 9a abandon ship.
the Brittish treepe responded wall, but the French were rather difficult. Finally B boat - alengaids, and 170 managed to transfer the troops. the Sensions were now shelling the beach, and some shalls vere guiting too close to be comfortable. a then transferred to this other boat, the
DATE X 4a not know, and preceeded back to Remagate, arriving about noon Friday 31st May.
2nd
Laft Ramagate Saturday lat June.a.m., and procooded to Dunkirk in "Quicksilver". Yook troops off beach to larger transports. the beach vas being shelled and boxbed; but the boat mum's even are with shrapmel.
the trip was uneventful, and to laft Dunkirk in the ovening shan Fuel use getting short, arriving late
Beturday night.
IN Trive
Left Ranagate 1900 Dunday June 2nd in Quicksilver, caught up and followed the accet "Hilda" as ordered.
Took been 2 whalere into the beach and enchored about 50 yards ont. 3 ves ordered to find British troops that 9a79 supposed to be on the beach. I could see none from ay enchorage, 00 1 sent - shaler in to investigate.
Whiles who vas away, we drifted into the beach, the suchor was probably dragging. I went full astern and got clear, but

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but the part scrow because entangled with mont two fathoms
05 21 inch sisal. I worrt STW8 the side and cleared it.
Then one of my ozew had daught acore shraphel in his calf.
I bethed and bandaged the wounds. Other 05 my men then reported the whaler returning, and just after sighting it a shell buret signer 8b 18 OF very near 10. We all agreed that the shaler had been M.S. 3. competies. armund for wreks or survivars, but found name I could SSS that the beach was deserted of troops, but X steamed, parallet to the beach for 8 mile with the other whales in tow, but finding no stain of my returned to "Hilda" and reported the loss of the shaler. She SSS then under effets to mare. I
decided to & into the harbour then, and 886 shother I could got any treeps from there. 3 W get about 25
French de Belgion treage shourd, and than proceeded back.
IS secured as 16 the Company had and the - of the beach extremely well as this stage, as they seemed to be planting them share they 21ke in definite patterns.
As I was returning two German fighters chased us and started machine guarding 113. I spended up to full speed and sig-segged, returning their fire with my Lewis
Gun and rifles. Action 9am situtes they sheered off, registering no hits, and I-2 don't Wisk 19 an sither of them.
4th Trip.
Left = gate at 2100 Namber 301 June. with NE
Jounch Naval Attache abourd. yog data which measured a reduction of speed, and-I arrived as Dunkirk
See Late to de anything, 00 3-5 returned on No attache E
advice. 2 and with 208 again endag bean bus imagest So pick up. the 3. Coodwin Light fog signal, and statemelly hit the coast as Dial at 0800 Teasuay 4th June.
The Commodore Sheermana teld m, when I returned, that the shaler's 0209 which I believed Loat managed to return safely,
(Sgd.) D.L. Satterford.
Sub.Lieusement, R.N.

OPERATION
NO.21
SHIP:-
MOTOR BOAT - tender to Skoot "HILDA".
STATEMENT BY $
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Crew
Service
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A.B.
N.J.Stallard
Detailed for small notor boats and vent on board
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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

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OPERATION
110.21 (Contd)
SHIP:-
MOTOR BOAT - THERE 20 SKOOT "HILDA".
Crew
Service
1400 after seeding two sere ships go down.
Stallard had a very lucky escape. Had his fingers opened out and a bit of shrupmel vent between.
As they got past Dunkerque & alcep and troopship and a minesseper steamed past and were later bombed and sunk.
Captain of HILDA out the two notor heats adrift -
Stallard in one - to pick up survivors. 1434 cut of action: propeller foulud. Cot under my in tow of the other LA this also broke down.
Ramagate and proceeded to Dever after Hemberking
Yere then picked up by HILDA and brought to troops at langate, arriving at Dover, anchored off Dover. & German minelaying plane dine over and dropped since, - landing 20 yards astern then be went to Doals langate and returned to of the It vent off next norning when srept.
Dover.