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COMMODDRE
CAVERSHAM
VINSERTION IN REGISTERED PAPERS
H 0
Ext. 2161.
5139
EMPRESS
LETTER SENT
QUEEN OF ENG
144/S.T.N.6B.
1 OCT1940
CH
Launches for Hire:
POST ROOM
OR
"CAVERSHAM"
4
30th September 1940. load,
"ECLYPSE" 28
Sir,
27
W.6. 26 Chasson Rd
I have to acknowledge receipt of
London W.14
your letter dated 20th September 1940
enclosing report on the Dunkirk
Operations insofar as your "CARAMA"
20 M un den st
took part in these operations and to
W.
thank you for the information which you
have been good enough to supply. It is
WILL
anticipated that this report will be of
value in compiling the final report
E, roacuation of the B&F
which will be drawn up on these
operations.
nlioned may be of
I am, Sir,
interest
Your obedient Servant,
On
the neqht
of
22
June
at
6 form orders was
received
from
(Sgd.)
MEREDITH,
(Comm Dueling RN)
Director of Sea Transport
A. Moody, Esq.
as
ossible the M.L. Empress
Olivette,
La Ramsgate. Belle Alliance Square,
L. "baveisham" all seals
to
be
removed
Patiol
apouged oil to be got
board
and
to
proceed
to Shaarness
Crews
of
above
were
up bu the Police
c from thare homes by Phone, at. Cinamars HC.
Having got crews for our three Vassels than proceeded
to Southand arriving Early morning
Thay ware asked to oluntier to go to Dunkirt
which than agreed to do
The craw of she "Empress" Consisting of
VA manang arrangements with employers, etc. so
that few of them folt able to sign on for a month and wont
back to town very regretfully by train.
The opportunity of playing boats for a month with the
or
seemed to me too good to miss in any case, and I had bue
Le
able to warn my partners that I should be away for a bith
but there was same difficulty in getting signed on and Tic
toured Sheerness Dockyard interviewing mumerous 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 visco few
supervising the fuel and victualling of the motor be 18
the basin. Within half-an-hour of explaining to
night's