TNA / MT 40 36 Pt 2

TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

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TNA MT 40 36 Pt 2

A second digitised section of MT 40/36: Ministry of Transport papers on the Dynamo small-craft pool, special-service planning and claims procedure.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 36 Pt 2

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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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72	Log in to enlarge	KINTAIL T.0.9144/STN.6B 28, Leicester Villas, Hove 3. The Director of Sea Transport, September, 1940. Ministry of Shipping (H.O.) Berkeley Square House, Berkeley Square, London W.1 WILLITA OF 28 21 77 14, 12/13/11/11) 67 Dear Sirs, In reply to your communication of September 1940, I volunteered and was in charge of my own craft "Kintail" during the Dunkirk evacuation, together with three volunteers, L.J. Hardwick, "Hangleton", Pembroke Gardens Hove: Clifford Wright, "March", Croft Avenue Southwick; and George Pettit, 4 Seal View Estate Southwick. I proceeded to Dover on May 30th, under instructions received from the Resident Naval Officer at Shoreham, Commander A.R.T. Williams R.N., and reported at H.M.S.Lynx on the ewening of the same day, and from that time onwards we were placed under command of C.M.S.at Dover and operated with the De-Gaussing Squad during the whole operation, we were also used for trans-shipping ammunition to Destroyers on several occasions. I left my vessel on the 5th June at Ramsgate, as she had been requisitioned. I regret that I am not able to give you fuller details as it is very difficult to divide any one incident from another as we were operating continuously with no more than two hours off a day. Yours faithfully, ney	Kintail London Day De Dover Fuller George March May Seal Williams Wright

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KINTAIL
T.0.9144/STN.6B
28, Leicester Villas,
Hove 3.
The Director of Sea Transport,
September, 1940.
Ministry of Shipping (H.O.)
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
London W.1
WILLITA OF 28 21 77 14, 12/13/11/11)
67
Dear Sirs,
In reply to your communication of September 1940, I
volunteered and was in charge of my own craft "Kintail" during
the Dunkirk evacuation, together with three volunteers, L.J.
Hardwick, "Hangleton", Pembroke Gardens Hove: Clifford Wright,
"March", Croft Avenue Southwick; and George Pettit, 4 Seal View
Estate Southwick.
I proceeded to Dover on May 30th, under instructions
received from the Resident Naval Officer at Shoreham, Commander
A.R.T. Williams R.N., and reported at H.M.S.Lynx on the ewening
of the same day, and from that time onwards we were placed under
command of C.M.S.at Dover and operated with the De-Gaussing Squad
during the whole operation, we were also used for trans-shipping
ammunition to Destroyers on several occasions. I left my vessel
on the 5th June at Ramsgate, as she had been requisitioned.
I regret that I am not able to give you fuller details
as it is very difficult to divide any one incident from another
as we were operating continuously with no more than two hours
off a day.
Yours faithfully,
ney