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COMMODDRE
CAVERSHAM
FOR INSERTION IN REGISTERENT PERS
TN. 2161.
LETTER
(HO)
CARAMA
PRESS
8NOV1940
EN OF ENG
E.O.
4/STN6B.
POST 8. ROOM
livelte
Launches for Hire
"CAVERSHAM"
"ECLYPSE" 28
8th November, 1940.
liance Square
asson Id
sir,
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imogate
I have to acknowledge receipt of
london 1514
h.
your letter dated 2nd November, 1940,
enclosi g report on the Dunkirk
M un den st
Operations insofar as your vessel
"BULLPUP" took part in these operations,
and to thank you for the information
wint
which you have been good enough to
report will be of value in compiling
they to your
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supply. It is anticipated that this
on of the BEF
the final report which will be drawn up
on these operations.
ting an
us be of
I am, Sir,
by my punt
Your obedient Servant, J the BEF.
res was
10 submit the
following
his P. MEREDITH.
celing RN)
may the
M.L. Empress
,Pamogate A. Smith, Esq.
Director of Sea Transport.
2
(o) which J
am all seals
21 Brookview Road,
proceeded to Dumbergue
oil to be got
Garama tow, one of which
ESS
the Police
on anival Att DumBerque
the Carama was manned by two
mars pc.
Naval Ratings and was utilised for
ls than proceeded
embarking some of the B.E.7. from the
share. The soldiers were Jenied to the
thay ware asked to Dolunteer to "Dunkirt"
which than agreed to do
The craw of she Empress Consisting of
US making arrangements with employers, etc. so
that few of them felt able to sign on for a month and voni
back to town very regretfully by train.
or
The opportunity of playing boats for a month with to
Le
seemed to me too good to miss in any case, and I had bue
able to warn my partners that I should be away for a bith
but there was some difficulty in getting signed on and Tic
toured Sheerness Dockyard interviewing munerous people
late in the afternoon and by about 17.00 had formed a TW was
accurate 1dea what the job was and was quite determined that
to be put off, so appealed to the Commodore himself vaca few
supervising the fuel and victualling of the motor be
the basin. Within half-an-hour of explaining to
night's