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LETTER SENT
30SEP1940
T.09144/S.T.N.6B
POST ROOM
STATE 1 RECEIVED 0116 JAN P.M. 41
8.
30th September 1940.
150
Sir,
145
Hawk".
I have to acknowledge receipt of
to
the
use
to
your letter dated 24th September 1940
in
you
the
enclosing report on the Dunkirk
Operations insofar as your "QUICKSILVER
took part in these operations, and to y Clst May,
thank you for the most interesting
so ft. cabin
information which you have been good
at
enough to supply. It is anticipated
plenty of boats but
that this report will be of value in
tely volunteered to
compiling the final report which will
be drawn up on these operations.
Pior at 1.30 p.m. the
I am, Sir,
R.I. Grierson (of
Your obedient Servant,
Mr. J.A. Hyde
at
on
Southend in
(Sgd.) A. P. MEREDITH,
ancived Ramsgate
to
Director of Sea Transport sent over to
Fordyce Jones, Esq.,
kept by the Navel
Cremorne Works,
to the ships in the
sent
Lots Road,
at Deal
Chelsea, S.W.10.
had been bombed from
handy for the
leave at Southend.
left and Mr. Grierson
navigation jobs with
&
buwan overtle other to
note
DE.
who We the engaged one enother and always expected/
we
were
told
to
ourselves the job but, to
were more on
and
numbers 01 trawlers, etc. for their Cmdrs.
wanted or expected to do but as it seemed to be so greatly appreciat
giving them their sailing orders - a job far different to what I
by all concerned, I consoled myself by its apparent usefulness.
On Monday night on one of these runs I again lost my one and
only member of the crew who jumped aboard a Dutch Schut and went
over with them to Dunkirk. He returned on Tuesday and we reported
to C.O. Davies who informed us that as the weather had deteriorated for
more small boats would be used and he had no further use our
no services. We obtained our clearance paper and, with a borrowed
chart and compass started for London.
Here began one of the worst experiences of the whole job like for a
heavy cork but we made it and at 10 p.m. Tuesday night we after the
sea was running and our little boat was tossed anchored about in a
Swale. An early start was made on Wednesday morning and, being/