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BRITISH
SHIP
ADOPTION
3 TO THE
IT is, my opinion, more than ever to
Message in from the President of the Board SOCIETY of Education
NATION'S DEBT NAVY
be desired that the links between the
schools and our Merchant Navy, so happily
work the enterprise them. For that
Adoption Society, should now be strength-
forged in peace-time by the British Ship
Society of the
I am in issuing a British Ship
ened and not allowed to break. We all
of us recognise the debt which we owe
[Reprinted Minister from The Journal Ronald of Commerce which in Telegro
of Shipping's and Shipping Appeal
is
rupted admirable
their anxious, to
to our sailors, and the least we can do
that the by the and I
schools
is to try to keep alive the interest of
the schools in our ships and the men who
conditions overcoming the difficulties their
Shipping, Sir Mr. Douglas
of to the peace sea
RAMSBOTHAM. create. (Signed) HERS
of those who down down that term of it office will
seewners, that th
THE
DUNKIRK
An Epic WITHDRAWAL Story
the when he chairman, was received Mr.
is the story, in his own words,
Watts, secretary before the our conclusion London for his
men- as get a a square deal.
and
INCREASED INTEREST
"City this of Dieppe" concerning the part which
of a fireman in the Ellerman steamer
of We equipment gave and assisting
of vessel played during the withdrawal
the chief them coffee and injured
Mr. this see something
work Mr. of the over articles
Cross showed keen Navy's interest an
the British Expeditionary Force
well
Thelegraph. privileged ork that isComfort
the His many of distributions
Dunkirk, tion given in the course of from
The supply
as
the send for stores, Navy. receiving
There were a number of us in
when he called at our headquarters:- conversa-
than sleeves more like
of done the
men of the offices,
by
donkeyman came in and asked us to the
inn in Plymouth-when the bo'sun and a small
the Finally, our human freight in
a doctor-he was covered a
Service Avenue. was at Astarted of by which the has in in linking recent
aboard, we knew not what for, nor did go
ahead, engine-room telegraph rang was
that reason why. The watches were set we
was everyone was pleased that full
this Adoptione STATE
the B.E.F. homeward bound with a the
so of freely the able to Holn ob
and of which I was a member went down and
hoped who had done their portion
I to see
raised steam. After four hours at
sea, at the end of my watch, I found
four to go back and do more. bit
were bound for Dunkirk to bring back we
very journeys altogether, the last We made
many later as possible of the B.E.F. Two hours as
lying journey a hospital ship first 0
to of for of was convince the the which me this than and service of the set excellence up.
THE the the the this wond wond ful impressionised is
the last much a repetition of the thre
carried on. were in room on
Bombs we were attacked by
hitting the water than the vessels.
dropped in all directions, aeroplanes. more
Cross paid no attention to sunk The
Germans near us was bombed and which WAS
ships which could be plainly seen. the Re
us great more, Merchant is the debt Navy, we owe and
Our boats were swung out and
one to small craft sank a lifeboat was lowered as
under included, but we managed to ours
were bombed indiscriminately, Other
our would tion like to the repayment
occasion just Cross to There come been of THE many <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< THE American pa
were pick up the survivors. Volunteers
manned asked to man the boat. It
the our own steam. Eight get home
had obliged to sleep on deck as their crew were
crew were wounded and the members of
I to THE THE CANADA Service
cost by the 100 pullovers, garments the interes
with the by two A.B.s and three firemen, was
have
were struggling in the water. Eleven of them
pulled to the assistance of those We
second officer in command.
820 journey 760 men were brought back first and
been bombed out. On the quarters
Navy's Avenue, Merchant be grateful to broad- the
each time afterwards.
Comforts Service was hymn the offices a fe
on board the City of Dieppe.' The taken
pulled on to the lifeboat and
so on duty could not raise sufficient watch
the is a story of courage and heroism
In told this simple, straightforward language
was our back watch went down to assist. steam, Steam
to 120 lbs., when 240 is
sprit endures our race is unconquerable.
brotherhood of the sea. While such and
has Minister evacuation the the work The every reason of of the the to British stirred His recent Expeditionary the
Polish days later officer was who very visited glad to get for h
crew. recently wa
of Dunkirk general public number Before of between parcels
asked Quite to 120 provide men from The the service pro fo
pressure cleaned needed for emergencies. Having the
was board obtained and we were ready to
several fires the necessary steam
Honour for Ship's Officer
tion broadcast, each the day amounted to following
Mr. Schools will be delighted to learn that
received 30 and 35. the receive
for for vided over Northern a pullover waters. and a pair of socks in
on us the soldiers who were coming take
every man. work is not carried are encouraged on an
reach the quayside small craft and to
on floats. As we were not able to
has Creser, of adopted ship HJC/2la,
to boats brought the men out. They motor-
attempts Society's medal for particularly Humane gallant
been awarded the Royal
day, an Almost average the has, parcelsintment as
impersonal to This enclose way. with their Donors gifts their name
wounded, others were carrying two loads
be dead tired-some were slightly seemed
bitterest at rescue during of the
winter, storms in the Atlantic one last
Minister tunity Mr. Cross of of testifying to the
later
the
Bombs
assis
hitting
pressu
in the water.
Our
cleaned ied on to the life
one small 0
was obta the City of Dieppe.
to
on board ould not raise suffi
pick up us on floach went down to learn th
were
asked reach the qua 120 lbs. ship HJC/21
with manned the by boats brought for 0 Royal Huane
is
pulled
to be dead 1 fire particularly giane
strugglir
wounded, and during one of
the
could
Atlantic
was ebb, it being about poremost 2½ hours after the
so our watch went
was back to 120
pressure needed fc
cleaned several fire
was obtained and
tide number When of other I arrived vessels in Dunkerque Roads, bo
WO board the soldie
gling
floats.
As
pulled
th
pre clea so our watch
was back to
from the There shore was and some the confusion activity owing to the sound
W
pressure neede
ba
cleaned several
after 11 vesel.ard the O
was obtained
W board the
collision Just close to
on floats.
the