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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219	Log in to enlarge	105 phone: BURCOTE BROOK. Hampden 77 ABINGDON. 97 so Dear Mr ellamy, 31/8. Many thanks for the copy of the notes. I am grateful to you for so kindly looking after me, and for making my task so easy. Will you please thank Mr Edwards from me, and apologize to him for my not staying for the cup of tea he generously promised? The work took less time than I had expected, and I went on to work elsewhere when I had ended. With many thanks for all your help, Tours sincerely John Marepied. W.J.P1 T se Manager, his Heinkels left, in the between Germans disembarked blew it to dived pieces. on to However, the berth we which got the back we had Pier just Needs, vacated and practically in the Downs our for troops. a little On rest 24th. May we were to ordered Dover safely to to and set day congested. off at noon as per we We got were orders at anchor and a as route in Dover the for Downs harbour on Saturday was so getting go evening. rather anchorage Next but to a certain buoy. instructions. On nearing Our the route took Dunkirk, us about 4 we miles accordingly off Calais instructions nearing the buoy I saw it was not the it certain. saw a On buoy a little further inshore position and steamed I could towards not see the to buoy, make loose and ordered the helm hard aport. Immediately buoy on the let on our ship. We were shelled from the shore by single hell guns was and 1.	Evening Day Dover Edwards Little Loose May Miles

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105
phone :
BURCOTE BROOK.
Hampden 77
ABINGDON.
97
so
Dear Mr ellamy, 31/8.
Many thanks for the copy of the notes.
I am grateful to you for so kindly looking after
me, and for making my task so easy.
Will you please thank Mr Edwards from me, and apolo-
gize to him for my not staying for the cup of tea he generously
promised ? The work took less time than I had expected, and I
went on to work elsewhere when I had ended.
With many thanks for all your help,
Tours sincerely
John Marepied.
W.J.P1
T
se
Manager,
his
Heinkels
left,
in
the
between
Germans
disembarked blew it to dived pieces. on to However, the berth we which got the back we had Pier just Needs, vacated and practically
in the Downs our for troops. a little On rest 24th. May we were to ordered Dover safely to to and
set day congested. off at noon as per we We got were orders at anchor and a as route in Dover the for Downs harbour on Saturday was so getting go evening. rather anchorage Next
but to a certain buoy. instructions. On nearing Our the route took Dunkirk, us about 4 we miles accordingly off Calais
instructions nearing the buoy I saw it was not the it
certain. saw a On buoy a little further inshore position and steamed I could towards not see the to buoy, make
loose and ordered the helm hard aport. Immediately buoy on the let
on our ship. We were shelled from the shore by single hell guns was and
1.