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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74	Log in to enlarge	Wavertree, 14 Liverpool, 15. PD/Gen/HM/28 188 August, 1941. 189 Dear Moore, I am endeavouring to callect evidence regarding (1) the bombing of the two vessels S.S. "Express of Britain" and S.S. "Queen of the Channel" and (2) the loss of S.S. "Ansoln" in order that I may be in a position to doal with the quostion of the prestmption of death of the personnel who are still rissing. I shall be grateful thorefore if you will furnish information on the following points:- "Empress of Britain" Nature of casualty (apparently the ship WEB bonbed on 26.10.40. Kindly confirm.) Time and place or occurrence. 91. Sea and weather conditions. Was the vessel sunt: or and 1t procosd to port unaided. If sunk, how long 10 took in sinking and what ships, if any, took part in resoue work. Whether all lifeboats were accounted for. X "Queon of the Channel." It is understood that the above vessel was bombed and ounl: on 28.5.40 during the evacuation from Dunicisis. will you please state if possible:- Time and place of sinking and how long it took in minking. Sea and weather conditions. Approximate distance from the share. Apparently all the troops and the crow were transforred to the "Dorien Rose". fessingto m.20581 A. L. Moore Esq., S/S Sea Transport Division, m.18451. Ministry of hipping, Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Squaro, London, W.2. BONNY BONNY BOY BI. opi. Admy. Service. BOY BOB Did not go - for Dynamo. BOY BRUCE C. Hayes Returned to owner. BREAD WINNER J.H.A. Bellhouse Returned to owner. Golding Bros. Prepared - did not go. BREAM BRITANNIA IV Sayers Bros. Returned to owners 5.6.40. BRITANNIC H. & J. Budd Reported lost. BRYWYN C. Priestley Mist T.98. Returned to owners 19/6. Mr. Smith BULL PUP Reported lost. BURGONIA G.W. Burgoine Re-allocated to A.P.S. BURTON Leigh Building Co. Returned to owners. BOU SAADA E. Dreyfus Re-allocated to A.P.S. A.E. Johnson Re-allocated to A.P.S. BARBARA W.H. Grint BHURANA Auxy. Patrol Service. BOAT (16 ft.) W. Robertson Reported lost by owner.	Barbara Boat Bou Saada Boy Bob Boy Bruce Bream Britannia Britannic Brywyn Burgonia Burton Empress London Queen Rose Bros Budd Burton Johnson Long May Robertson Rose Sayers Smith

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Wavertree,
14
Liverpool, 15.
PD/Gen/HM/28
188
August, 1941.
189
Dear Moore,
I am endeavouring to callect evidence regarding (1) the
bombing of the two vessels S.S. "Express of Britain" and S.S. "Queen
of the Channel" and (2) the loss of S.S. "Ansoln" in order that I
may be in a position to doal with the quostion of the prestmption of
death of the personnel who are still rissing. I shall be grateful
thorefore if you will furnish information on the following points:-
"Empress of Britain"
Nature of casualty (apparently the ship WEB bonbed on 26.10.40.
Kindly confirm.)
Time and place or occurrence.
91.
Sea and weather conditions.
Was the vessel sunt: or and 1t procosd to port unaided.
If sunk, how long 10 took in sinking and what ships, if any,
took part in resoue work.
Whether all lifeboats were accounted for.
X
"Queon of the Channel."
It is understood that the above vessel was bombed and ounl: on
28.5.40 during the evacuation from Dunicisis. will you please state
if possible:-
Time and place of sinking and how long it took in minking.
Sea and weather conditions.
Approximate distance from the share.
Apparently all the troops and the crow were transforred to
the "Dorien Rose".
fessingto m.20581
A. L. Moore Esq.,
S/S
Sea Transport Division,
m.18451.
Ministry of hipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Squaro,
London, W.2.
BONNY
BONNY
BOY BI.
opi. Admy. Service.
BOY BOB
Did not go - for Dynamo.
BOY BRUCE
C. Hayes
Returned to owner.
BREAD WINNER
J.H.A. Bellhouse
Returned to owner.
Golding Bros.
Prepared - did not go.
BREAM
BRITANNIA IV
Sayers Bros.
Returned to owners 5.6.40.
BRITANNIC
H. & J. Budd
Reported lost.
BRYWYN
C. Priestley Mist
T.98. Returned to owners 19/6.
Mr. Smith
BULL PUP
Reported lost.
BURGONIA
G.W. Burgoine
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
BURTON
Leigh Building Co.
Returned to owners.
BOU SAADA
E. Dreyfus
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
A.E. Johnson
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
BARBARA
W.H. Grint
BHURANA
Auxy. Patrol Service.
BOAT (16 ft.)
W. Robertson
Reported lost by owner.