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TNA MT 40 66

TNA MT 40 66
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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.

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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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you were on whenever the sea good with you
MASTER'S MESSAGE TO SCHOOL
must do of job the that cost would of our If THE THE piece just that me of
Debt to Merchant Navy
Adoption Society, ships of the British Mermany years by the ship thing sight to the be shore Britis because stands for itself all is only a of true love gr
UNDER tice for scheme which has been in
The linen, and flag all but it and is a symbol women it is who flown.
chant Navy are adopted by the various animals too the small body. in in the the So beef-producing and always schools, who are kept in touch with the masters and officers, who write letters and course horn and little men to make I are would very it like young when to just say you salute people And it wherever afraid of are and now let interesting it. how you The well gave made co give talks to the younger generation the stock the are they pecting their voyages and the work which res-
I wonder up to how good many beef sent standard. and
The are carrying out from day to day.
work of the Society has been these a ship like ours rigged of you have who this. to now, will bilities, be and a thing you it mean is to being British. now all boastful, to responsi- the realise Being and wrote, letters designs you were letters. and to show what restricted as a result of someditions, no for naturally it is necessary war that conand above voyage, with canvas specially for the wooden stalls, put the deck funny in passengers They up for are carry be of information shall be given which ping value to the enemy respecting would get sea-sick, them.
how British does but not just who for has doing are other to needing do one people, good help. to kind do deed and as I
finish letters months old, letters months old, letters to to my wonderful Some to the day letters little daughter. to lady, wife be I received from youry forward to to her goi the is is time when we and beast of the a letter recently received continues. by
Here movements. is But the work shipis wonderful owing how to well the terrible heat, across
Equator, are going a cargo ship, schools as from follows: the master of a large one
Dear Boys and Girls.-
individually It seems a pity that I cannot quarantine Plate, they have they get to
River changed conditions. When they stand up But to the think in many a day, yourselves up but can, the great is into generous world in thing so to doing is you will and will
Hilda, when she will we be look intelligence to write doubt as as that well she of show so in some sent to to all those nice letters reply pass them. After the veterinary the veterinary of put women need in the years has a fine opportunity we sure, ship, that but you will understand, crew of your me for the officers and you up to the the surgeons most Every one what of us we are not made for of, ourselves liberties tained learn have whatever to been to the she doing, to people all her and days. will ask-wh count are in there is SO little time I am buyer which or have farm. big been brought to except go them a direct those go now have to to show win to this preserve war, those fine talk handed that impossible. It must be it is quite port, and so much to do, that when we animals The on sailors the all get very fond alone, and down privilegesHitler to but us. the which and Mussolini are going but Germany to think- win too trulyNow some Well, is she at you and Because seem few da and nobly of the girls has very blue to ey officers when a ship comes into remembered to work and a few of the regular port the are on the can imagine, but make good pets, as you Of course, they don't to talk to them. way out, and like of the the new after the cargo is taken there is a lot to do daily at the ship, and staff have much, are ing and those a Italy lot. but who are the the a boys they up, better may they be might Italy. wicked thinking make They show are which to me: I have who only are seen you? her on for the a 1st friend da way, and cargo taken in. That is out, and land, water, thousands of when from you even a bull has some attraction. miles know was I But am born we sure are we up. great shall becom once your letters you to understand that say that we wish what I want to is by the
MILKED A BULL!
to more. immensely and will we look enjoyed for were a several going to sea for the first was just boy I remember years ago when I
a will look good to virtues.which make
STOCK FOR THE ARGENTINE
course, to milk her himself, captain of the ship was used giving milk. The one cow, and she bulls, but only time, there kindness. among fight to let and the even real more forget all, So chums God so, for to boys bless send all as and your you she some kindnesster ond grows all more and thank keep on. you you do Above safe. not farming Personally I was much struck and could in the far north of brought up on a farm news, for I was born and by the could not keep the nice fresh milk. and, of little milk understand why there But he us downtrodden live to in freedom we take in that were told appreciate keenly all the Scotland, someone must sometimes, be and he was thought such horns the So he plan thought out milking a plan. her Then on the quiet.
SURVIVORS races DOGGED and Nine COURAGE Days say. He into operation, he put warship. by Antrim, James a com-
Those will wonder of you who are some interested pedigree in sheep.
and mostly, what waited in a hidden as our soldiers place which of miles over send the bulls for thousands why We stock language fearful wail and there was a would happen, and suddenly corner to see
Merseyside their arrival at at a a North-West port Athellaird, story one said he was take lurch the the sleep alarm whistle, into motion the on on in the
Well, I will has tell SO you. many cattle ocean, of its to a
This was from some member a of lot of bad cow and to the thief, had taken the captain, unknown due to the fact that the crew.
the Liverpool ships, tanker told rowed a and sailed short Beef legs cattle, and deep as you know, must have own.
of our adopted a boat was ship had been and the air. The gun crew fred at a shape her-the have the maximum a frame which is flanks. capable They must stopped put a bull in its place. out that the
I wish the milk thief once and And minimum of amount of beef of giving all very as you know, the about this ship, but, I could tell you more for all.
of how the two small Caernar- master, boats dusk port beam. the all we had hit a Then torpedo,"
We were you that, bone-any butcher with the on your farm. if you have not will tell we are doing careful, and all we war makes us track Mr. A of
Argentine is so hot Now the got climate a beef in stock do not have I am not doing his bit to-day. and, of course, every one dear is Old
Country our bit to feed can the say is that
Captain West Kirby, kept of several
ID port, and stand-by until for a boat was picked coast; up daybreak, was no inclined to get too long that in the the animals legs, and are the old Hitler the is best of it to-day, sure whether now that we villages, but in any bombing case you the boys towns and girls and by a steamer eight One miles from the tide was ebb, it being about hours " 18 after
When I arrived vessels in Dunkerque Roads, the number the There of shore other was and the contivity I heard owing to the the sound from
11
p.m.

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6
7
you were on whenever the sea good with you
MASTER'S MESSAGE TO SCHOOL
must do of job the that cost
would of our If THE THE piece just that me of
Debt to Merchant Navy
Adoption Society, ships of the British Mer-
many years by the ship
thing sight to the be shore Britis
because stands for itself all is only a of true love gr
UNDER tice for scheme which has been in
The linen, and flag all but it and is a symbol women it is who flown.
chant Navy are adopted by the various
animals too the small body. in in the the So beef-producing
and always
schools, who are kept in touch with the
masters and officers, who write letters and
course horn and
little men to make I are would very it like young when to just say you
salute people And it wherever afraid of are and now let interesting it. how you The well gave made co
give talks to the younger generation
the stock the are
they pecting their voyages and the work which res-
I wonder up to how good many beef sent standard. and
The are carrying out from day to day.
work of the Society has been
these a ship like ours rigged of you have
who this. to now, will bilities, be and a thing you it mean is to being British. now all boastful, to responsi- the realise Being and
wrote, letters designs you were letters. and to show
what restricted as a result of some-
ditions, no for naturally it is necessary war that con-
and above voyage, with canvas specially
for the wooden stalls, put
the deck funny in passengers They up for are carry
be of information shall be given which
ping value to the enemy respecting would
get sea-sick, them.
how British does but not just who for has doing are other to needing do one people, good help. to kind do deed and as I
finish letters months old, letters months old, letters to to my wonderful Some to the day letters little daughter. to lady, wife be I received from youry forward to to her goi the is is
time when we and beast
of the a letter recently received continues. by
Here movements. is But the work ship-
is wonderful owing how to well the terrible heat, across
Equator, are going a
cargo ship, schools as from follows: the master of a large one
Dear Boys and Girls.-
individually It seems a pity that I cannot
quarantine Plate, they have they get to
River changed conditions. When they stand up But to the
think in many a day, yourselves up but can, the great is into generous world in thing so to doing is you will and will
Hilda, when she will we be look intelligence to write doubt as as that well she of
show so in some
sent to to all those nice letters reply
pass them. After the veterinary the veterinary of put
women need in the years has a fine opportunity we
sure, ship, that but you will understand, crew of
your me for the officers and you
up to the the surgeons
most Every one what of us we are not made for of, ourselves liberties
tained learn have whatever to been to the she doing, to people all her and days. will ask-wh count
are in there is SO little time I am
buyer which or have farm. big been brought to except go them a direct those go
now have to to show win to this preserve war, those fine talk handed
that impossible. It must be it is
quite port, and so much to do, that when we
animals The on sailors the all get very fond
alone, and down privilegesHitler to but us. the which and Mussolini are going but Germany to think- win too
trulyNow some Well, is she at you and Because seem few da
and nobly of the girls has very blue to ey
officers when a ship comes into remembered
to work and a few of the regular port the
are on the can imagine, but make good
pets, as you Of course, they don't to talk
to them. way out, and like of the
the new after the cargo is taken there is a
lot to do daily at the ship, and staff have
much, are ing and those a Italy lot. but who are the the a boys they up, better may they be might Italy. wicked thinking make They show are
which to me: I have who only are seen you? her on for the a 1st friend da
way, and cargo taken in. That is out, and
land, water, thousands of when from you
even a bull has some attraction. miles
know was I But am born we sure are we up. great shall becom once
your letters you to understand that say that we
wish what I want to is by the
MILKED A BULL!
to
more. immensely and will we look enjoyed for
were a several going to sea for the first was just
boy I remember years ago when I
a will look good to virtues.which make
STOCK FOR THE ARGENTINE
course, to milk her himself, captain of the
ship was used giving milk. The one cow, and
she bulls, but only time, there
kindness. among fight to let and the
even real more forget all, So chums God so, for to boys bless send all as and your you she some kindnesster ond grows all more and thank keep on. you you do Above safe. not
farming Personally I was much struck
and could in the far north of brought
up on a farm news, for I was born and by the
could not keep the nice fresh milk. and, of
little milk understand why there But he
us downtrodden live to in freedom
we take in
that were told appreciate keenly all the Scotland,
someone must sometimes, be and he was thought such
horns
the So he plan thought out milking a plan. her Then on the quiet.
SURVIVORS races DOGGED and Nine COURAGE Days
say. He into operation, he put
warship. by Antrim, James a com-
Those will wonder of you who are some interested pedigree in sheep.
and mostly,
what waited in a hidden as our soldiers
place which of miles over send the bulls for
thousands why We stock
language fearful wail and there
was a would happen, and suddenly corner to see
Merseyside their arrival at at a a North-West port Athellaird, story one
said he was take lurch the
the sleep alarm whistle, into
motion the on on in the
Well, I will has tell SO you. many cattle ocean, of its to a
This was from some member a of lot of bad
cow and to the thief, had taken the captain,
unknown due to the fact that the crew.
the Liverpool ships, tanker told rowed a and sailed
short Beef legs cattle, and deep as you know, must have own.
of our adopted a boat was ship had been
and the air. The gun crew fred at a shape her-the
have the maximum a frame which is flanks. capable They must
stopped put a bull in its place. out that the
I wish the milk thief once and And
minimum of amount of beef of giving
all very as you know, the about this
ship, but, I could tell you more for all.
of how the two small Caernar- master, boats
dusk port beam. the all we had hit a Then torpedo,"
We were
you that, bone-any butcher with the
on your farm. if you have not will tell
we are doing careful, and all we war makes us
track Mr. A of
Argentine is so hot Now the got climate a beef in stock
do not have I am not doing
his bit to-day. and, of course, every one dear is Old
Country our bit to feed can the say is that
Captain West Kirby, kept of several
ID port, and stand-by until
for a boat was picked coast; up
daybreak, was no
inclined to get too long that in the the animals legs, and are the
old Hitler the is best of it to-day, sure whether now that we
villages, but in any bombing case you the boys towns and girls and
by a steamer eight One miles from the
tide was ebb, it being about hours " 18 after
When I arrived vessels in Dunkerque Roads, the
number the There of shore other was and the contivity I heard owing to the the sound
from
11
p.m.