TNA / MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66

Collection details

TNA MT 40 66

Ministry of Transport records containing a Dynamo vessel list and reports from masters and crews engaged in the evacuation, covering 1940–1947.

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: MT 40 66

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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147	Log in to enlarge	21 INTERNATIONAL MARINE RADIO COMPANY LIMITED, DIRECTORS: F. GILL.O M.INST C.E. M.I.E.E. CONNAUGHT HOUSE, TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 8765. COMMANDER F.G. LORING, O.B E.M.I.E.E. TELEGRAMS: INTELCOMAR,ESTRAND,LONDON. H. THORPE-WOODS, M.N.E.C.INST. 63, ALDWYCH, UNLAND A.DAVIDSON, T.G. SPENCER. LONDON,W.C.2. 19th June 1941. W. Carter Esq., C.B.E., Ministry of Sea Transport, Berkeley House, Passual Berkeley Square, S.W.1. Dear Carter, I should be very grateful for your help in making the following inquiry, assuming there is no objection to it. We have been asked by our Spanish company to try and trace the relatives of their English secretary, Miss Emmerson. The Emmersons were a British family resident in Antwerp, who endeavoured to get to England when Belgium was invaded. It has been ascertained from the Harbour Master at Ostend, that these people left Ostend in either the S.S. "Marquis" or the S.S. "Duchess" on 27th May, 1940. Nothing more has been heard of them by Miss Emmerson. The first inquiry seems to be to ascertain if these ships (or either of them) on 27th May 1940, reached an English port, and if so which port. If you could help to obtain this information, it would be very kind of you. Please forgive my troubling you, but I do not know how to set about this inquiry otherwise. With kind regards. Yours sincerely, 7.00mg	Antwerp Duchess England London Marquis Carter English Gill May Woods

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INTERNATIONAL MARINE RADIO COMPANY LIMITED,
DIRECTORS:
F. GILL.O M.INST C.E. M.I.E.E.
CONNAUGHT HOUSE,
TELEPHONE: HOLBORN 8765.
COMMANDER F.G. LORING, O.B E.M.I.E.E.
TELEGRAMS: INTELCOMAR,ESTRAND,LONDON.
H. THORPE-WOODS, M.N.E.C.INST.
63, ALDWYCH,
UNLAND
A.DAVIDSON,
T.G. SPENCER.
LONDON,W.C.2.
19th June 1941.
W. Carter Esq., C.B.E.,
Ministry of Sea Transport,
Berkeley House,
Passual
Berkeley Square,
S.W.1.
Dear Carter,
I should be very grateful for your help in making the following inquiry,
assuming there is no objection to it.
We have been asked by our Spanish company to try and trace the relatives of
their English secretary, Miss Emmerson. The Emmersons were a British family
resident in Antwerp, who endeavoured to get to England when Belgium was invaded.
It has been ascertained from the Harbour Master at Ostend, that these people
left Ostend in either the S.S. "Marquis" or the S.S. "Duchess" on 27th May, 1940.
Nothing more has been heard of them by Miss Emmerson. The first inquiry seems to be to
ascertain if these ships (or either of them) on 27th May 1940, reached an English
port, and if so which port.
If you could help to obtain this information, it would be very kind of you.
Please forgive my troubling you, but I do not know how to set about this inquiry
otherwise.
With kind regards.
Yours sincerely,
7.00mg