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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177	Log in to enlarge	"SILVERY BREEZE cade (4) 168 you et home alright, they have all forgotten, no wonder. Frantically we kept running in front of the large red rick building which will be familiar to thousands, the remains of he white hot Crested Eagle still smouldering just eastward and still bey marched column after column through the gaps in the sand dunes. Whilst serving the Destroyer H.M.S. 4.40 I could not get a volunteer from the soldiers to take the 3 or 4 ships life boats back to the shore "They were all done up". I ordered Roy Brown to do so he did this without hesitation and continued this work for a considerable time, while his place on the Shamrock was taken over by a seaman lent to me by the Destroyer Commander. The Princess Maud ventured in too close and was aground, scores waded out and climbed on board her but it was obvious she was to be another souvenir for Fritz. STATEM I was ordered by an officer of this Destroyer not to bring anymore wounded but my very next trip found me helping aboard a badly wounded young lad, for this I was shouted at by the same 113 officer my reply was a rude army one which could not be withdrawn. The officer was right, there was no room for medical attention on his ship, burp what could you do. I took in tow 3 large Carley Floats one behind the other these were filled to capacity about 50 men in each standing up to their waists in water in the net inside. My craft was well loaded too, we were just making for our Destroyer when I was brought to a standstill, my ungine stopped the propeller had fouled, I believe a human @bstruction. There were many in the shallow water. I signalled the Canvey Queen to take me in tow and with a struggle against the tide she got us along side and every man got aboard o.k. one of them took my revolver from under my nose; its a way they have in the army. Naval men came down and tried to free the obstruction without success. I was too weak to dive under the thick black oil which surrounded us, so rather than be left sitting on our useless craft I asked to be taken on H. S. ship 1 this was the last straw, having to leave my vessel which constituted ay life savings. the followed fire expinguishers were taken on the Destroyer. Roy Brown My spare fuel was taken off by a small Naval motor boat, one more glance at the beach. me up quickly on board as she was about to leave. I took up youing prayed. Sat down beneath a gun with my hands over my face and you These notes are true and unpolished. allanBarrell La ranna Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few WE and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more load the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising Whilst these operations were being carried out we were bei	Boat Canvey Queen Crested Eagle Princess Princess Maud Queen Shamrock Silvery Breeze Success TSS Princess Maud Black Brown Few Last Maud right White Young

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"SILVERY BREEZE
cade
(4)
168
you et home alright, they have all forgotten, no wonder.
Frantically we kept running in front of the large red
rick building which will be familiar to thousands, the remains of
he white hot Crested Eagle still smouldering just eastward and still
bey marched column after column through the gaps in the sand dunes.
Whilst serving the Destroyer H.M.S. 4.40 I could not
get a volunteer from the soldiers to take the 3 or 4 ships life
boats back to the shore "They were all done up".
I ordered Roy Brown to do so he did this without hesitation
and continued this work for a considerable time, while his place on
the Shamrock was taken over by a seaman lent to me by the Destroyer
Commander. The Princess Maud ventured in too close and was aground,
scores waded out and climbed on board her but it was obvious she was
to be another souvenir for Fritz.
STATEM
I was ordered by an officer of this Destroyer not to bring
anymore wounded but my very next trip found me helping aboard a
badly wounded young lad, for this I was shouted at by the same
113
officer my reply was a rude army one which could not be withdrawn.
The officer was right, there was no room for medical
attention on his ship, burp what could you do.
I took in tow 3 large Carley Floats one behind the other
these were filled to capacity about 50 men in each standing up to
their waists in water in the net inside.
My craft was well loaded too, we were just making for our
Destroyer when I was brought to a standstill, my ungine stopped
the propeller had fouled, I believe a human @bstruction. There were
many in the shallow water. I signalled the Canvey Queen to take me
in tow and with a struggle against the tide she got us along side and
every man got aboard o.k. one of them took my revolver from under my
nose; its a way they have in the army. Naval men came down and tried
to free the obstruction without success. I was too weak to dive under
the thick black oil which surrounded us, so rather than be left
sitting on our useless craft I asked to be taken on H. S. ship
1
this was the last straw, having to leave my vessel which constituted
ay life savings.
the followed fire expinguishers were taken on the Destroyer. Roy Brown
My spare fuel was taken off by a small Naval motor boat,
one more glance at the beach.
me up quickly on board as she was about to leave. I took
up
youing
prayed.
Sat down beneath a gun with my hands over my face and
you
These notes are true and unpolished. allanBarrell
La ranna
Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few
WE and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more load
the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising
Whilst these operations were being carried out we were bei