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Accountant Officer there. He took charge of all Acc provisions, stores and cash and most ably performed w duties required of him throughout the operation.
(E) TEMPORARY SURGEON LIEUTEHANT, R.N.V.R.
BASIL HENRY PALMER
BASE MEDICAL OFFICER.
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty in 2
to casualties and survivors both personally and throug
Borth Staff. This Officer worked continuously on the
Ramsgate and many times went out into the anchorages t waiting to come alongside. He got away all casualtie promptitude and worked in conjunction most successfull
Military medical Officers.
(F) ENGINEER CAPTAIN, R.N. (RET) N.V.O.
JOHN LEWIS DEACON.
BASE ENGINEER OFFICER.
For outstanding seal and devotion to duty in hi to the fuelling and re-servicing all craft, through his at both Ramsgate and Margate. A very large number of propelled craft were used and all had to be re-fuslled 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 I
repaired during the operation.
(G) CAPTAIN R.N. (RET) D.S.O.
NORMAN MALET COLQUHOUN THURSTAN.
N.C.S.O., RAMSGATE.
For outstanding seal and devotion to duty in th of his Department which supplied over 500 routes and of
This went on throughout the entire operation and all de met.
(H) LIEUTEHANT COMMANDER R.N. (RET)
CHARLES GWINNER.
For outstanding zeal and devotion to duty while The
Officer in Charge at Margate during the operation.
was lont Ramsgate and was sent to Margate to institute there. He successfully and untirely competed with all the situation, discmbarking 47,000 troops there, receiv despatching all craft after re-servicing and re-fuellin remained on duty consistently long hours throughout, BE
sleep and meals at odd intervals. The success of Mary without doubt, largely due to this Officer's efforts.
RATINGS.
(I) SICK BERTH PETTY OFFICER C/MX 48183
WILFRED HARRY GROVES.
For outstanding seal and devotion to duty as the member of the Modical Officer's
He remained on duty long hours temporary casualty clearing station in "Merrie mgland"
going afloat to ships waiting to come alongside.
effestorts.

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From: CLARKE, J.C.
Troop, R.N.
Sub.Lieut:
H.H.S. WILINIRE, SHEKRNESS.
Commanding N.B.RAPIDE.
10.6.40. 5.
SURNITURE RECORD OF 11.3. RAPIDE removing B.B.P. from
Denitisk Beach.
Received orders at at 14.00 hours on
30.5.40 to proceed to Dome in convey with other motor bonts, essurt vessel Drifter in
Arrived Downs 83.45 towing to broken-Jam bonts.
Received unles from M 91.80 on $1.1.40 to proceed to Denitive to enbark trosps from beach, taking M.B.
MARY 2008 In tow. Had trouble with too during night and handed 0102 to STRATHELLIOTT about 16.00 hrs, and carried
90 to Smith nlone. Arrived about 09.18. Floated
Ledder ashere B line and prosended to had troops aboard;
slow process oring to surc. Decuped enother seawards and bealth 00 to benefi- Looded and house off on flood with
78 abound, transferred to ship lying off shore (name not insum), plated up mall bost strift and used for foreying the beach to my skip.
Transforred 8 ship Londs, last use at 81.80 hours
B to BLACK JAVA. Attempted to pick 10 a load at $8.00
hears but engine failed. Instered half sile off shore and repaired ongine- -At 06.10 hours 00 1.6.40 picked
= ship's boat and Londed tuo Londo 00 to SKINTACK.
ORINTING Loanse - a boat and orer in charge of Sub,Lieut.
Busit the was nature and filled 17 ship and his bost and also The in See Large notien Inmob with SD French embitere - hourd which use agreed, Yes institle to Locate
SEXPING of any other ship except Director tog steaming towards
La Funny deliging: selvess of followed baz with at 18 lends: 4M use overtusily hit and campletely instruged, and se 1920 mebbe to find any survivare, although # grateed around for half an hour.
Turned vound and I belt to Deskin MM picked. 110
from W must of 8 ship which was just above vator Come -
of Bunkin's harbonr MISQUITTO hirro in sight;
signatted See und started treaterving my troops and survivors. Whiles doing 80, Commission of HOSCUITO reseived massage to proceed 9a. staking transport and 9a east off with three French soldiers and inn OR hourd, and followed hap.
RESQUITO was his about 18.00 hrs. and approximately
8 niles shood and - picked up 02 surgivers and Sub.Lieut.
Flint, and proseeded home having to osst the Isumoh admift aa ohe use baily damaged and hindered our novements.
the based from about 18 wills off const to Margate by Stool AIRTH, 9a our engine was giving trouble and ANTJE
was making better ageed, Arriving Margate approximately
92.85 here and disembarked injured and survivers.
Sub.Liout.Pline, H.N.B., although baily wounded himself, instated 8 sssing that due 1209 9824 comfortable and thier wounds attended to with the first bandages 59 ware able to obtain from ANNE.
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Indiaz inshere N time and proceeded 4 bald 12009 about it;
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home but engine response NW 1530 est size and repoired engine. A/C 04.10 hore of 120040 picked
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The following boats were abandoned either on passage or at Dunkirk, for the reasons given below:-
(a) THARK. Rope foul of propeller and rudder. Abandoned half way.
(b) SANTOSY. Petrol failure. Abandoned near 11. bucy. An interesting point arose here. The Sub-Lieutenant in command said that he had been instructed to fill up with petrol: RAMSGATE from certain cans which were subsequently found tc contain water. The officer who told him which cans to take was dressed as a Lieut.
Commander (E) R.N. When this was discussed, the Sub- Lieutenant reported this to the Engineer Captain (or Commander) at
RAMSGATE, who said that there was no Lieut. Commander (E) at
RAMSGATE, it any rate on the st If. I do not know if this officer could be, or ever W.S, traced and identified.
(c) DIAHA MARY. Engine trouble and to propeller. Abandoned
Dunkirk.
(d) ADMIRAL SUPERIMENDENT'S BARGE (Portsmouth).
Ran on a pile of submerged nasonry in Dunkirk and abandoned.
The officer in this boat (Sub-Lieutenant BIGGS, R.N.V.R.) left his charts on board. I should have sent him back for them, but did not do SO as it was near the time ordered for laeving, and
I thought he only had charts from RAMSGATE which gave no useful information to the enemy. Subsequently reflections made ne think he might have had a chart from Portsmouth, 80 I went in to circumstances, leaving S.0.(1) to pursue the matter further.
S.0.(1) office at Portsmouth on 6th. June and reported the
The arrived at Dunkirk between 2300 and 2345, having beendelayed convoy by trouble with the tows. liost of the boats had been slipped other three tugs proceeded to the East of the entrance: SUN IV at in the neighbourhood of the S.W. RUYTINGEN bucy and sent on. The in this picked up an open boat with a dozen French soldiers first stayed just to the West of the wreck outside the antrance, and it was an learnt that the Germans had possession of MARDYCK fort about and officer, position who had been isolated and escaped. From the officer
3 miles West of Dunkirk.
to motor Eastward boats of the entrance, having a look to see if there was
The carried on with their work, and SUN IV proceeded just the done while passing. All appeared to be going well, all berths any work at to the be East mole were occupied and there were one or two ships lying off ready to borth.
me about 0115 no more French troops at QUAI
At (4th. June) one of my motor boats the returned, FELIX and FUARE, told and that that there Commission were TAYLOR had left the QUAI. This boat was slightly damaged and 80 I left her in convany.
At two end berths on the East mole were also clear. did H.M.S. the tug "MALCOLM" went see if there were any more this ship troops. asked no to push were about 0200 the alongside and I followed in French SUN IV, as There only RACIA, few, to who embarked in "MALCOLM"; I did.
her stern a in to the jetty, which picked up the waiting Motor boat, and
I left at 0230, approximately, the return passage was uneventful, Tug SUN XV I towed was passed home by sailed for RAMSGATS; destroyers and a minesweeper.
another two or vessel three ОДЭ picked up halfway.
Out boats which started for but Dunkirk, the crews 8 or wore 9 had recovered to be safely. abandoned The for remainder one found their own way RAMSGATE, with the of the 14 reason or another, back to

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Shortly after down I was able to tell the Ramagate Life Boat
"Lord Southborough® that I had not my power boats and they did magnificent work bringing londs of about seventy a time to the ship. Unfortunately the veather began to deteriorate and the
Life Boat could not get close to the shore: 00 the whalers forried troops to the Life Boat and when full she brought them to "Icarus".
This was at about 0600, and ches ly after both whalers were capsized ashore and the Life Boat Dogan to get into difficulties when embarking troops schore.
0700.
Proceeded to Dover leaving crews of whalers and of "Salemander"s notor-boat to carry on with other ships that were arriving.
1000.
Arrived Dover and proceeded to disembark the troops at
Admiralty Fier.
1100.
Slipped and proceeded to Dunkisk by "X" route. While procesded B the Geodein Channel had a slight collision with "Scinitor", but demage to both ships use elight;
the worst damage to "Icurus" being the D.O.Coil which was parted aft. Temporary repaire mero undo by ship's staff while on passage to
1400.
Lay off Dunkink herbove while waiting for borth to clear inside.
1615.
Incured alongoide the Eastern Arm imar borth, "Hindsor"
and one "g" clean destroyer berthing outside "Icarus".
"Icorus" port screw was fouled by a viro in going alongside.
there see an are raid on the harbour during this embarkation and help fire weo opeard by all shipe and the shore Дель batteried. Go damage was done to the ships in harbour in this raid though there core acmo fairly close misses. Also during this embarkation there was intermittent shelling of the busborn.
1800.
Skipped and processed to Dover by "" route. Between bonber. speed vas increased to full speed at once and
DW brug and 5.0.buoy "Icarus" was attacked once by a dive furnel and 0.8 smoke sere also rede after our previous were code and the enlvo fall chart. Sheremann were mary experience. once again violent atternations of course which, though not scoring a hit, comed to enough ships in company and a stores late fire bad be been close opened to deter him from returning.
2046.
9915.
Proceeded to Sentern Am to complete secured alongside Dovor and disemberked with troops. fuel.
Priday 1st June
0130.
Q615.
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some fift, cas no doubt be that they those full than sized accurately with A.A. fire when were 2019 betteries schore all there THE THE THE THE was were also in action. 2.0.0013 von shorting in two places on the 10'c'ols: - LOS tesporarily repaired by the ship's staff.
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OPERATION DYNANO.
2.
ENCLOSURE NO. 19
SHIP: BLUE BIRD - Motor Boat.
OFFICER REPORTING: G.B. EYRE, SUB-LIEUTSNANT, R.N.V.R.
On Saturday 1st June I received orders to proceed with Motor Boat BLUE BIRD to the U/S SANDOIN
to be towed to Dunkirk. U/S SANDOIN was relieved by
M/S EMPEROR OF INDIA and accordingly I changed to her.
of
On reaching Dunkirk it was found impossible to start engines of BLUE BIRD so she was not used and came back to Dover in tow.
3. The Lifeboat MARY SCOTT was working in conjunction with BLUE BIRD, but remained behind in
Dunkirk to pick up REPEROR 02 INDIA's lat Lieutenant who was on the pier, organising the troops to be embarked.
Note: This officer usa previously in comend of
A.L.C. No. 15, and had been employed ferrying troopa off from Dunkirk beach for one day. then a.s. CLAN MACALISTER
on fire he returned to Dover in company
(A.L.C. parent ship) was bombed and set with A.L.Cs. 3 and 8 to refuel and proceeded to the beaches on completion.
A.L.G. NO. 15 was driven on to the and beach by the wash of a passing destroyer as there was no hope of getting off, set fire to her and due course in
A.L.C. NO. was then given Motor
Boat BLUE BIRD.