Ministry of Transport records containing a Dynamo vessel list and reports from masters and crews engaged in the evacuation, covering 1940–1947.
Source: The National Archives, Kew, MT 40/66. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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5 74 9,1 1.8 a 18 Jud of as gay 213/40/9.T.A6 22nd August,1940. 1.35 HIBITED IN THEIR OFFICES AND ON BOARD THEIR STEAMERS. 76 son no one of Man Packet Packet Co:Limited your ebau of 020 Gentlemen, thank you for (A/D.B.) and 136 ofed belb Isvin letter I have of the to 20th would August be convenient relating if, Manager's Office. THE to say that 1t being, material evacuation were Douglas 20th. August, 1940. for The the to time the Dunkirk Transport, only of forwarded.ley S LONDO your Servant, Dear Sir, (Sgd.) b.7. whengman of Sea Transport. at their the fullest THE the bart played by the read to my Board is esired to assemble Merchant of from Dunkirk and copy the crews any such of the material ly Directors, ascertain if wish for particulars of the Dunkirk Evacuation only or of the of the B.E.F. generally. On receipt of your reply, such information as is available will be at once despatched to you. Yours faithfully, General Manager. Reply hyped demp der single line. The great majority of the buoys were unlit, and as remarked above the TWIS a bi., were rowing off in their boat towards us. I picked them up, also boat and crew of barge "DUCHESS" that had anchored in the Roads, and then the next wave of bombers were overhead. (Continued)