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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270	Log in to enlarge	TELEGRAMS: 8/36 7,000 pads of 250 CO. LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY B 1152 61 A.6. DEPARTMENT To 145 STATION Extra 193 any OUR REFERENCE TELEPHONE YOUR REFERENCE kg I might add that during my. visits to Dunkirk I had much difficulty in WE berthing, due to the "PRAGUE" being so high above the Jetty and the harbour congested with smaller craft and wrecks. It was impossible to REF. use gangways and my crew assisted the soldiers on board the best way they WORK could, climbing planks and wooden rung ladders. Bload. (Sgd) Master. for airector of sea Transport. Richard faithfully RICHARD z Managing Director STATE as + twisting and turning to clear the bombs. I paddled in towards the shore £ r t e a bit, as I could see our crew of the barge and the soldier stevedores 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)	Boat Duchess London Prague Barge Roads

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 270.

TELEGRAMS:
8/36 7,000 pads of 250
CO.
LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY
B 1152
61
A.6.
DEPARTMENT
To
145
STATION
Extra
193
any
OUR REFERENCE
TELEPHONE
YOUR REFERENCE
kg
I might add that during my. visits to Dunkirk I had much difficulty in
WE
berthing, due to the "PRAGUE" being so high above the Jetty and the
harbour congested with smaller craft and wrecks. It was impossible to
REF.
use gangways and my crew assisted the soldiers on board the best way they
WORK
could, climbing planks and wooden rung ladders.
Bload.
(Sgd)
Master.
for airector of sea Transport.
Richard
faithfully
RICHARD
z
Managing Director
STATE
as
+
twisting and turning to clear the bombs. I paddled in towards the shore
£ r t e
a bit, as I could see our crew of the barge and the soldier stevedores
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)