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SUNSHINE
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ECEIVED
144/5.T.N. 6.B.
180
wance Road
SEP.M.
21
16th October, 1940.
Pamsgale
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Sir,
July 4th 40
I have to acknowledge receipt of
your letter dated the 9th October,
she was liaken
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1940, enclosing reports on the
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rey.
Dunkirk operations insofar as your
ay 29th to help
vessel "Sundowner" took part in
these operations and to thank you
near Dunkerque
for the most interesting information
you have been good enough to supply,
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This report will be of great value
to the Department in drawing up
bringing hoops
reports on these operations.
on board of
I an, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
m to various
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continuouly
ine.
Director of Sea Transport.
largert, some
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of
Commander C.H. Lightoller, D.S.C.R.N.R.
and severely dam-
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Cockfosters,
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myself
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and some got
over by
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and left no
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out of the lay 310r) there was
by one
hey had
a
swen on the a and we put
er the
claimed
live of our crew in the "sunshme" and dropped
too good
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the sumotine" in m the shore with 90
send and
fachons of veering line and pulled chem
nt
and
off to che life boot till we loaded, then cook
ch rifle
the soldiers
Thames.
touch
With
une
will go
on record.
Yours faithfully,
la Panna which is about nine miles further round the coast.
Owing to the engines failing we had to leave with only a few troops
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and proceeded back to Dunkirk W here we took five more loads off
the shore which we were now able to do owing to the rising tide.
Whilst these operations were being carried out we were being