TNA CAB 103 191

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 65.

18
THE WAR OFFICE CASUALTY BRANCH,
BLUE COAT SCHOOL,
CHURCH ROAD,
WAVERTHERE,
LIVERPOOL, 15.
filed
18th November, 1941.
M/B/Gen./28
Dear Alcock,
with our enquiries into which the
In of connection casualties to military from Dunkirk, personnel we are endoavouring of
circumstances occurred during authentic the details evacuation concerning and "Jaguar". the loss of It two is understood His
Majesty's to from obtain statements ships i.e. received the "liavant" that both ships and were we are carrying anxious military least to the
passengers obtain, if at possible, the time a before they copy were of proceeding the sunk official to presume report The details death or at in
the case essential of the are personnel those details normally who are supplied of still missing. in such conditions cases, survival vis: obtaining, the
required cause, and other date, ships time in and the place vicinity enquiry reciate to an of
those assist not in resoued. case you have I attach to pass a it on and would ap.
B
,
early reply.
Yours sincerely,
(Sd.) H. A. DAWKINS
es
J.G.M. Alcock Esq.,
Admiralty (Naval Branch)
Rex House,
Lower Regent Street,
London, S.W.1.
au пишег a natch. The DOMDS went
through the weather deck abreast of No. 5 Hatch and set
the whole of the after end of the said vessel on fire.
NE
A number of the Appearers crew and some of the troops
a
on board were killed and injured. About 4.30 p.m. one
ts
of His Majesty's Destroyers came alongside and the troops
already aboard the Appearer's vessel and the wounded members
of the vessel's crew were transferred to the said Destroyer.
5
The Destroyer put two lines of hose on board the Appearer's vessel
ry
which were operated from the Destroyer and the Appearer himself
caused his vessel's own hose line to be used in an attempt to
put out the fire. The latter hose could not however, be
operated efficiently as the deck water service pipes were found
to have been fractured as a result of the bombing but
nevertheless so long as the Destroyer was alongside, the fire
was kept under control. About half an hour later the Destro
not being able to wait longer owing to enemy air action
the Appearer's vessel with the troops and wounded me
the crew who had been transferred. The Appearer t
to make a further attempt with the remmants of his
his vessel under way.