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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118	Log in to enlarge	E.Kinkman yese May from 2 1940 T566 561 /6A SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION, OMIRALLY TRADE DIVISION, ADMIRALTY, S.W.1. 28th February, 1941. tity as a Dear Mr. Hammond, and this am Section afraid that the information which of is 25th instant in I am in receipt of your letter in think I will not be of very much available S as not concerned explained to you over the telephone use to you. I tish are lost, but with the personnel of merchant that we which are information only with the ships themselves. ships up only incidental facts which to we our obtain object. in regard I have, to personnel The checked being le o following our result:- and other information we have, however, with the bombs S.S. LANCASTRIA. about This ship was struck by a 1. 4 embarked 1545 G.M.T. on 17th June. The salvo of and swell, The wind was light including sea women and 5,200 children. troops and a number of refugees, ship had 10 minutes head, listing from side to ship sank rapidly by cloudy the with bright periods. The N.W., slight on her port after side being hit at 1600, the ship side. heeled About over and sank. Deserty S.S. WAKEFUL Is she H.M.S.? I have no information about this ship. 2nd from S.S. Liverpool ARANDORA to STAR St. Johns, This ship Newfoundland was torpedoed on a voyage 163 Military July, 1940. I understand 119 Officers at 0657 on making on board a are total Guard, of 868 264 survivors, Italians, the 322 remainder Germans and were crew, saved, stern first at presumed 0720. to have been lost. The of ship those sank D. Hammond, Esq., The War Office, Casualtv Branch, Blue Coat School, Church R oad, Wavertree, Liverpool. Typing Bectom	Lancastria Church Hammond Head Le Light May

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E.Kinkman
yese May from 2 1940
T566
561
/6A
SHIPPING CASUALTIES SECTION,
OMIRALLY
TRADE DIVISION,
ADMIRALTY, S.W.1.
28th February, 1941.
tity
as a
Dear Mr. Hammond,
and this am Section afraid that the information which of is 25th instant in
I am in receipt of your letter
in
think I will not be of very much available
S as
not concerned explained to you over the telephone use to you. I
tish
are lost, but with the personnel of merchant that we which are
information only with the ships themselves. ships
up only incidental facts which to we our obtain object. in regard I have, to personnel The checked being
le
o
following our result:- and other information we have, however, with the
bombs S.S. LANCASTRIA. about This ship was struck by a
1.
4 embarked 1545 G.M.T. on 17th June. The salvo of
and swell, The wind was light including sea
women and 5,200 children. troops and a number of refugees, ship had
10 minutes head, listing from side to ship sank
rapidly by cloudy the with bright periods. The N.W., slight
on her port after side being hit at 1600, the ship side. heeled About over
and sank.
Deserty
S.S. WAKEFUL
Is she H.M.S.?
I have no information about this ship.
2nd from S.S. Liverpool ARANDORA to STAR St. Johns, This ship Newfoundland was torpedoed on a voyage
163 Military July, 1940. I understand 119 Officers at 0657 on
making on board a are total Guard, of 868 264 survivors, Italians, the 322 remainder Germans and were crew, saved,
stern first at presumed 0720. to have been lost. The of ship those sank
D. Hammond, Esq.,
The War Office,
Casualtv Branch,
Blue Coat School,
Church R oad,
Wavertree,
Liverpool.
Typing Bectom