TNA ADM 334 83

Collection details

TNA ADM 334 83

Little Ships Club correspondence and personal accounts relating to the Dunkirk evacuation, covering 1940–1941.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: ADM 334 83

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, ADM 334/83. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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59	Log in to enlarge	10 anchored off Ramsgate at about 0730, and went ashore with our soldiers in motor launches. When we had reported, we cleaned ourselves up at "Merrie Englande", and had breakfast in the ratings mess, finding the ratings most friendly and helpful to us, as none of us, of course, had anything but what we stood up in. We were then given railway and food vouchers and told to report at Sheerness, where we would be signed off. I arrived there at about 1230, and after waiting for about an hour and a half, whilst, we were told, the Commander was listening to the wireless, we received a medical examination, and our discharge, with three days' leave. I then returned to London, whilst Brown, who was in any case due to join the Navy shortly, joined up as an engineer in the freshly formed coastal patrol. G. KIMBER Dominions office, Downing S⁺ stil. # W T Or ie wh S. a machine gun and ammunition on board. masts and putting on quay and fixing machine gun on deck - all ready to sail at 2.30 p.m. Orders came to proceed outside harbour at 4 p.m. to the Tug "SUN XV" to be towed across in company with other yachts. Three other yachts make fast astern of us, under way 6.35 p.m. Engines running at half-speed to ease the strain of the tow ropes. Slight swell. The tow ropes of two of the yachts broke and they were told to proceed on under own power. Arrived off Dunkin at 11.30 p.m. and cast off from Tug. Proceeded into Dunkir past the Mole, and up the Canal for about 2 miles. Moored alongside the quay and proceeded to take troops on board. Could find no Englishmen so took on board 40 Frenchmen.	Broke London Sun Sun XV Brown Kimber KIMBER G Miles

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10
anchored off Ramsgate at about 0730, and went ashore with our
soldiers in motor launches. When we had reported, we cleaned
ourselves up at "Merrie Englande", and had breakfast in the
ratings mess, finding the ratings most friendly and helpful to
us, as none of us, of course, had anything but what we stood up
in. We were then given railway and food vouchers and told to
report at Sheerness, where we would be signed off. I arrived
there at about 1230, and after waiting for about an hour and a
half, whilst, we were told, the Commander was listening to the
wireless, we received a medical examination, and our discharge,
with three days' leave. I then returned to London, whilst
Brown, who was in any case due to join the Navy shortly, joined
up as an engineer in the freshly formed coastal patrol.
G. KIMBER
Dominions office,
Downing S⁺ stil.
#
W
T
Or
ie
wh
S.
a machine gun and ammunition on board.
masts and putting on quay and fixing machine gun on deck -
all ready to sail at 2.30 p.m. Orders came to proceed
outside harbour at 4 p.m. to the Tug "SUN XV" to be towed
across in company with other yachts. Three other yachts
make fast astern of us, under way 6.35 p.m. Engines running
at half-speed to ease the strain of the tow ropes. Slight
swell. The tow ropes of two of the yachts broke and they
were told to proceed on under own power. Arrived off Dunkin
at 11.30 p.m. and cast off from Tug. Proceeded into Dunkir
past the Mole, and up the Canal for about 2 miles. Moored
alongside the quay and proceeded to take troops on board.
Could find no Englishmen so took on board 40 Frenchmen.