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H.M.S. KING ALFRED.
HOVE.
SUSSEX.
Admiral Taylor.
Room 3.7.
Admiralty House,
E.M.S.Wildfire.
Sheerness. Kent.
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Dear Sir,
= I arrived at H.H.S.Wildfire at 1800 on Wednesday the 29th May direct from H.M.S.King Alfred. I was appointed to M.Y. "Jong" (a standard Thornycroft 36' twin seree notor cruiser central cookoit type) the following morning and put to sea in company at 1400»
To were secorted to Imagate by H.M.T.Strathellict rhere 98 arrived at 2200. There TO received out instructions and proceeded to Dunkisk arriving at about 0930 Friday.
X impdiately want to a spot about 3 miles northeast
X the harbour anchored my boat and 1st he Grift 68 close to the there as possible. I than floated a life line eshare W - of
* life buoy. Immediately M English soldier 0889 est to -
followed by about a dozen Balgiane. 3 expendenced considerable lifficulty in getting State SSSS about as there usa about 3 20. of resboard at the stern of "Jong", Inverer, 99 got every HAIR
hoard and took then to 8 School X then returned to the boach and this time rigged the falls of one of the diaght devits. Again sent the life line ashore and when the man 0889 out to 139 I went verboard and hooked the Lower Mock 00 to the back of their waist elta and my orer hanled than about quite essily.
I continued this operation during the day and also ran essages for the Captain of a steam hoppen who wanted the services
Jr. an experienced engineer off another ships
During the afternoon Dir took R boat alongside & supply ighter that had been drifted schore. There 1920 8 number of board and these zen 312 took off. Others were opposite side of the lighter and experienced aboard it. DIE went 00 to the lighter to ⑉ if
STATE STATE the others to get abound. Just as I arrived found a young Toung (K.Alfred) in the water was exhausted and 80 10 got him on to the lighter and X
was overboard to take his place. We continued to get - on to my
9ab until DD more 1020 caning down the beach. During this peration three bonha fall quite close to the lighter but DO one was upt. X took this boat load of about thirty five out to the hopper.
they " motor boats which had gone sahore without dropping an suchor
I spent 9200 time during the afternoon trying to Jull
Dd the beach which USE a 100 shore. I also towad various whalers ships boats out to the transporte.
evening the big ships started sending their own long lines and as this occurred about every 50 yds.
the which had a supply lighter in too outside the line of big ships.
mobor boate became difficult. I VM hailed by he could 0000 DO names the beach he nabed as to take
8a alose in as X could. The lighter was almost -
While towing 10 the water circulation of one signa.
3 had to sintinue using the ongine which got Yes OTHE-
with I could safuly tree the Lighter after taking is VIII

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FIDENTIAL
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RECOMMENDS FOR DECORATIONS AND MENTION IN DISPATCHES -
H.M.S. "JAGUAR".
FROM The Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "JAGUAR"
DATE
13th June, 1940
No.
Deprome 318. 204
201
H.M.S. King Alfred
Hove
Sussex ommander Duffet
N.O.I.C. Ramsgate
H.M.S. Merry England
Ramsgate
Dear Sir,
I arrived at H.M.S. wildfire at 1800 on Wednesday the 29th May direct from H.M.S. King Alfred. 1 was appointed to central cockpit type) the following morning and put to 80a
"Jong" (a standard Thornycroft 36' twin screw motor cruiser in company at 1400.
were escorted to Ramsgate by H.M.T. Strathelliot where we arrived we at 2200. There we received our instructions and proceeded to Dunkirk arriving at about 0930 Friday.
immediately went to a spot about 3 miles northeast the of the harbour I anchored my boat and let her drift as close to means shore as possible.
then floated & life line ashore by of followed a life buoy. dozen Belgians. I experienced about considerable 3 ft
Immediately I an English soldier came out to me of freeboard at getting the stern of "Jong". I then However, returned we got to the beach man difficulty by in about a these men aboard as there was every aboard them to a Scoot.
and Again this time rigged the line ashore and when the men came back of to me and took falls of one of the dinghy davits. out
I I sent the life hooked the lower block on to the easily.
their went waist overboard belts and and my crew hauled them aboard quite this operation during the day and the also ran for I continued the Captain of a steam hopper who ship. wanted services messages of an experienced engineer off another
During the afternoon I took my boat There alongside were a &
number supply thers of lighter British that soldiers had been to on the drifted board opposite and ashore. these side of men the went I took lighter on off. to the and experienced were still difficulty coming in getting aboard it. I

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CONFIDENTIAL
203
RECOMMENDS FOR DECORATIONS AND MENTION IN DISPATCHES - -
H.H.S. "JAGUAR".
FROM... The Commanding Officer, H.M.S. "JAGUAR"
DATE... 13th June, 1940
No....
Diprome 3.8.204
201
H.M.S. King Alfred
Hove
Sussex
Commander Duffet
N.O.I.C. Ramsgate
H.M.S. Merry England
Ramsgate
Dear Sir,
I arrived at H.M.S. wildfire at 1800 on Wednesday the 29th May direct from H.M.S. King Alfred. I was appointed to
M.Y. "Jong" (a standard Thornycroft 36' twin screw motor cruiser central cockpit type) the following morning and put to sea in company at 1400.
We were escorted to Ramsgate by H.M.T. Strathelliot where we arrived at 2200. There we received our instructions and proceeded to Dunkirk arriving at about 0930 Friday.
I immediately went to a spot about 3 miles northeast of the harbour anchored my boat and let her drift as close to the shore as possible. I then floated a life line ashore by means of a life buoy. Immediately an English soldier came out to me followed by about a dozen Belgians. I experienced considerable ft of freeboard the stern of "Jong". However, we got every beach man difficulty in getting these men aboard as there was about 3
aboard and took at them to a Scoot. I then returned to the and this time the falls of one of the dinghy davits. out
Again I sent the rigged life line ashore and when the men came of to me
I went overboard and hooked the lower block on to the back their waist belts and my crew hauled them aboard quite easily.
continued this operation during the day and the also ran messages for I the Captain of a steam hopper who wanted services of an experienced engineer off another ship.
number lighter that board and these men I
supply During had been drifted ashore. There took off.
the afternoon I took my boat alongside were a a
Others of British soldiers to on the opposite side of the lighter to the and experienced were difficulty still coming in getting aboard it. I went on