TNA / CAB 103 191

TNA CAB 103 191

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TNA CAB 103 191

Cabinet Office papers concerning the proposed publication of a book about Operation Dynamo and the 1940 evacuation from Dunkirk, dating from April 1949 to February 1950.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: CAB 103 191

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, CAB 103/191. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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71	Log in to enlarge	A A The War Office, Casualty Branch, Blue Coat School, Church Road, Wavertree, Liverpool. 15. NO/28. (Casualties) 9 September, 1941. Dear Miss Churchard, I on endeavouring to collect evidence regarding the bombing of the S.S. "Clan MacAlister" in order that we be in a position to doal with the question of the presumption may of death of the personnel who are still missing. It is understood that this vessel was bombed and sunk during the evacuation from Dunicirk, and I shall be most in which the ship was sunk. The particulars required are grateful if you can supply further details of the circumstances the 1. ones normally supplied in such cases, 1.0+2 the date, time and what ships, 18 any, took part in rescue work, whether all place of the occurence, how long the vessel took in sinking, lifeboats were accounted for and the possibility of survival of those not resoued. I should greatly approciate your early assistance in this matter. Yours sincerely, ( SqL) H.A DAWKINS ring to 1.20581 8451. Miss.M.Churchard, Marine Division A. Ministry of Shipping, Empire Hotel, Blackpool, Lancs. BONNY BOY BI. BOY BOB L. Admy. Service. BOY BRUCE C. Hayes Did not go - for Dynamo. Returned to owner. BREAD WINNER J.H.A. Bellhouse Returned to owner. BREAM Golding Bros. BRITANNIA IV Sayers Bros. Prepared - did not go. BRITANNIC H. & J. Budd Returned to owners 5.6.40. Reported lost. BRYWYN C. Priestley Mist BULL PUP Mr. Smith T.98. Returned to owners 19/6. Reported lost. BURGONIA G.W. Burgoine Re-allocated to A.P.S. BURTON Leigh Building Co. E. Dreyfus Returned to owners. BOU SAADA BARBARA A.E. Johnson Re-allocated to A.P.S. BHURANA W.H. Grint Re-allocated to A.P.S. BOAT (16 ft.) W. Robertson Auxy. Patrol Service. Reported lost by owner.	Barbara Blackpool Boat Bou Saada Boy Bob Boy Bruce Bream Britannia Britannic Brywyn Burgonia Burton Clan Macalister Bros Budd Burton Church Dawkins Johnson Long May Robertson Sayers Smith

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A
The War Office,
Casualty Branch,
Blue Coat School,
Church Road,
Wavertree,
Liverpool. 15.
NO/28.
(Casualties)
9
September, 1941.
Dear Miss Churchard,
I on endeavouring to collect evidence regarding
the bombing of the S.S. "Clan MacAlister" in order that
we be in a position to doal with the question of the
presumption may of death of the personnel who are still missing.
It is understood that this vessel was bombed and
sunk during the evacuation from Dunicirk, and I shall be most
in which the ship was sunk. The particulars required are
grateful if you can supply further details of the circumstances the
1.
ones normally supplied in such cases, 1.0+2 the date, time and
what ships, 18 any, took part in rescue work, whether all
place of the occurence, how long the vessel took in sinking,
lifeboats were accounted for and the possibility of survival
of those not resoued.
I should greatly approciate your early assistance
in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
( SqL) H.A DAWKINS
ring to
1.20581
8451.
Miss.M.Churchard,
Marine Division A.
Ministry of Shipping,
Empire Hotel,
Blackpool, Lancs.
BONNY
BOY BI.
BOY BOB
L. Admy. Service.
BOY BRUCE
C. Hayes
Did not go - for Dynamo.
Returned to owner.
BREAD WINNER
J.H.A. Bellhouse
Returned to owner.
BREAM
Golding Bros.
BRITANNIA IV
Sayers Bros.
Prepared - did not go.
BRITANNIC
H. & J. Budd
Returned to owners 5.6.40.
Reported lost.
BRYWYN
C. Priestley Mist
BULL PUP
Mr. Smith
T.98. Returned to owners 19/6.
Reported lost.
BURGONIA
G.W. Burgoine
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
BURTON
Leigh Building Co.
E. Dreyfus
Returned to owners.
BOU SAADA
BARBARA
A.E. Johnson
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
BHURANA
W.H. Grint
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
BOAT (16 ft.)
W. Robertson
Auxy. Patrol Service.
Reported lost by owner.