A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/36 Pt 2. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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63 bhannel View Castbourne Susset PPING, (H.O.) instry of shipping (H.O.) 33 Y SQUARE HOUSE, RKELEY SQUARE, Dear Sir. In meply to your letter for LONDON, W.1. 34 information of part taken by bommodore N.N.95. I as skipper ssemble the fullest of same heard the f.o.s. for small craft, such acuation of the B.E.F. small craft over the Radio $ a permanent record 1 during the operations, and mustered the crew, and in itial to include as company with S other boats it that the Owners of 1 the Masters, or If their experiences from fastbourn, launched at 9.15. PAK and proceeded all night volunteered to take craft in person, may to Dower, arriving in the early hours of the morning, our boats you as the Owner(s) ugh to forward to this were at once taken over by the may have in your n the Master or members naval authorities, and havel crews put aboard much to our ant, dissappointment I hope she was successfull in bringing many and men away Jours Faithfully Transport. Henry Boniface(shippen) sussex. that the time we had in charge rather of got its the owner point so far Isleworth as I know, mine and only Of the one boats which had come down from toured but able seemed back previous that brought opportunity nothing there The to to few Sheerness to warn opportunity town very boats knowledge of was me them of my too very urgent some down making partners Dockyard good folt regretfully difficulty from that of in to able arrangements playing the up they miss that to wind river would I in in by sign boats should and getting any train. had with on be most case, for done for doing of be employers, signed a view of away a so month and month so the without that for I and on men had with and a and etc. had there who boed bit any the voni THIC had so had n late accurate in the afternoon and by interviewing about 17.00 numerous had formed people n/o 18 to be 1dea what the job was and was quite determinedo a that was supervising the fuel and victualling of the motor be at put off, so appealed to the Commodore himself wise a few the basin. Within half-an-hour of explaining to night's