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Accountant Officer there. He took charge of all Acc provisions, stores and cash and most ably performed to duties required of him throughout the operation.
(E) TEMPORARY SURGEON LIEUTENANT, R.N.V.R.
BASIL HENRY PALMER
BASE MEDICAL OFFICER.
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty in to casualties and survivors both personally and throu
Berth Staff. This Officer worked continuously on the
Ramsgate and many times went out into the anchorages waiting to come alongside. He got away all casualtic promptitude and worked in conjunction most successfull
Military medical Officers.
(F) ENGINEER CAPTAIN, R.N. (RET) M.V.O.
JOHN LEWIS DEACON.
BASE ENGINEER OFFICER,
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty in 11
to the fuelling and re-servicing all craft, through hi at both Ramsgate and Margate. A very large number of propelled craft were used and all had to be re-fuelled various trips, at all hours of the day and night. The no hitch in these arrangements throughout, is testimon effectiveness of his organisation. 170 vessels were repaired during the operation.
(G) CAPTAIN R.N. (RET) D.S.O.
NORMAN MALET COLQUHOUN THURSTAN.
N.C.S.O., RAMSGATE.
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty in the of his Department which supplied over 500 routes and 01 di
This went on throughout the entire operation and all met.
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LIEUTENANT COMMANDER R.N. (RET)
CHARLES GWINNER.
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty whill 11
Officer in Charge at was lent Ramsgate and was there. He successfully and untirely with al the situation, disembarking 47,000 troops despatching all craft after remained on duty consistently long hours throughout, sleep and meals at odd intervals. The success of Mare without doubt, largely due to this Officer's efforts.
RATINGS.
(I) SICK BERTH PETTY OFFICER C/MX 48183
WILFRED HARRY GROVES.
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For outstanding zeal and as member of the Medical Officer's
He remained on duty long hours temporary casualty clearing station in "Merrie going afloat to ships watting to come alongside.
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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.
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1700 & 1723 VESSELS TAKING PART III OF RATION DYNAMO.
TILBURY CONTRACTING & DREDOING CO. MD. STEAM
HOPPER BARGE "CHEEN'S CHANNEL" - REPORT 0F HASTER.
I beg to report that on the 29th May last I sailed from
Portsmouth harbour bound for Ramsgate having previously been detailed to do so under the command of Sub.Licut.Dell, R.N.R.
At 9.30 p.m. the same day I arrived at Ramagate and anchored in the roadstead at 10.30 p.m.:the BOXO night I
received morning. orders to sail for Dunkirk at 5 Balle the following
Sub.Lieut Dell in turn handed no the charts and sailing directions for safe keeping. At 5 Stalle I ms ready to sail but was delayed by the absence of the Licutenant. knowing the job in hand was urgent I decided to sail without him BO at 6.15
I have up anchor and left for Dunkirk.
I arrived at Dunkirk 11 8.0% and dropped anchor in the roadstead to await orders but as no orders were fortheoming I
decided to launch my boats and proceed with the job of taking the soldiers aboard.
Everything went off amoothly until the ground swell increased on the beach. Owing to the pounding the boats received they started to leak very badly rendering the position very difficult.
While our man mare working under such difficulties they wore subject to intensebbembing from the air but still they carried on.
Channel's Dalla beach at the sexe time veering 75 fathons in the afternoon I decided to put the "Queen's of cable in bow chortening on the the distance between the ship and the shore improved matters.
At 9 that night I had the troops on board I have no I the decided
Queen' B Channel the crossing off the beach being high water, to make p.m. to Ramagate in the dark, BO and miled.
During the crossing we were shadowed off. by enemy aircraft but the gunfire of a destroyer drew them
Ramsgate at 2 Balls the 10 following proceeded morning to we
Ramagate anchor roads but until at 7 Balle we received orders the dropped arrival off daylight. At 5 same to take troops to Margato.
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 Macrarlane 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.