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MA. JOIE
OF
85 Russell Road.
/STN.
LB.
511
Buckhurs Hill 87
bren
900
Sept 24", 1940.
S.E.1
Director of Sea Transport.
r,1941.
Dear Sir.
Ir reply to your letter under the
above reference. I am non able to que you a few
boats
the B.E
particulars you require.
the par
erested
t,
my boat "Ina Joie" of 14 tons left Burnham
ou.
on. Grouch for Dunkirk in charge of a volunteer
State,
Brigade,
crew of three- Their names arkan follows
kirk.
George Harvey. Walter amos & Berhe Paine(1y
London
e "Mass
.re boat
Years b age) all of Burnhan on Grouch.
am of
They navigated the boat them Selves without
1 engin
Couray on fun- many lives were saved
Fire
hting
N
by the boat but unfortinates she was
as,
1400 he
disabled ahad the left at Dunkir
Dunkir
on
t 3 mil
even after dis-ablement these men were
t 0645
nel an
histinmental in saving more lives 4 I am
roceed
glad to Say the three men returned safel
Naval
W.1.
was preparing to keep ship going all night, when we heard many planes
overhead, so we stopped the Motor and relied on our Sails, while wj
still favoured us. But many times that night planes came in quit
close range. As daylight broke we could see where we were and
occasionally gunfire was heard, and planes above us. So we cont
with Sails to near Dover, and to get quickly by there seemed to b
motive, when it seemed just for the purpose the wind failed us, S
lowered Sails. The Motor was our only chance now in this strong
and contrary wind.
So with the assistance of the Seamen, I tried starting, but fou
she was cold, and that the cold paraffin had given me a wet plug.
had to re-start on petrol and change a plug. I had taken some time
to localise our difficulty and to remedy it, that I felt very relieved
when she started, as without power, we might very well have been blown
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