The Gazette / GAZETTE 38017

Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

The London Gazette Supplement 38017: Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s despatch on the evacuation of the Allied armies from Dunkirk and neighbouring beaches. OCR is stored for searching; the public table shows short research extracts and small page previews.

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Collection reference: GAZETTE 38017

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19	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 33^3 keepers to swim or to wade out to the drifting Throughout the operation all engines con- boats which, had been cast away by the soldiers tinued to give trouble. Many engines were old on disembarkation. and almost all were of different types. Several 101. By -the night of the 30/3ist a consider- boats could not be used as they had diesel able number of collapsible boats and pontoons engines and no stokers or civilians trained in had been received from the Royal Engineers .these were available. Each engine, especially of the B.E.F. These were of great assistance the older ones, required careful n…	Boat Dolphin Excellent's Jaguar Javelin London Massey Shaw Success Crews Dover Few King Last Lee May Miles Poole Shaw Tilbury
20	Log in to enlarge	33^4 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 unceasingly without relief or rest, exposed to distinguishing between the uniforms of such incessant air attacks, for seven days. The officers as were present and those of other ranks. work of these officers and men was of the It was soon realised that it was vitally necessary greatest value and contributed largely to the to despatch Naval Officers in their unmistakable success of the undertaking. uniform with armed Naval beach parties to take charge of the soldiers on shore immediately 113. As regards the bearing and behaviour prior to embarkation. Great credi…	Anthony Basilisk Bideford Brighton Belle Calcutta Codrington Cruiser Devonia Esk Express Gallant Gracie Fields Grafton Grenade Greyhound Guillemot Harvester Havant Icarus Impulsive Intrepid Ivanhoe Jaguar Javelin Keith Kingfisher Llanthony Locust London Lormont Mackay Malcolm Montrose Mosquito Sabre Saladin Scimitar Shikari Skipjack Success Vanquisher Venomous Verity Vimy Vivacious Wakeful Waverley Whitehall Whitshed Wild Swan Winchelsea Windsor Wolfhound Wolsey Worcester Dover King Malcolm May Prior
3304	Log in to enlarge	3304 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 outside of the entrance. She remained in sole 35. Rear Admiral Wake-Walker proceeded occupation of the harbour until shortly after from Dover in ESK at about 1900 for passage midnight 2Qth/30th, when her Captain rightly to HEBE off the coast where he was to carry decided to take the ship out of harbour before out the duties of S.N.O. Dunkirk in charge she also was sunk, thus freeing the berth and of all embarkation arrangements, taking over safeguarding the channel from 'being blocked. from Captain Bush who had been working in Little information of these disast…	Anthony Boat Codrington Esk Express Formidable Harvester Havant Hebe Icarus Impulsive Intrepid Javelin Keith London Mackay Malcolm Montrose Sabre Scimitar Shikari Vanquisher Verity Whitehall Winchelsea Windsor Worcester Bush Day Dover Last Little Malcolm May Tennant Wake Wake-Walker Walker West