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LINES. LIMITED.
of
inch
Crescant
the
40
Kingston-m Lurrey Kimmes
the
assist ine day in in the May, we 194
M.6213/40/S.T.A.6
15th August, 1940.
lternative routes,
As we left at night,
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round past Calais
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The Sir, Director have of to acknowledge the receipt WF/MH,
chor off Gravelines
e. With the break of
The sky was
of your Square letter of the 14th August'
ng oil dumps and
ilitary to prevent
and to thank you for the most
ving off Dunkirk
interesting report made by the Master
'S, while other vessels
;ime, we were keeping
and Chief Officer of the s.s. "KILLARNEY" letter
Company's ships, which
of the regarding 7th their experiences during to
ng her come up astern
which you of account by the
were watching her,
Mas Dunkirk operations. the
a terrific explosion, and
of the the "KILLARNEY" in the Sir, of the
ud of smoke. When the
from Dunkirk am,
the mainmast aft had
I am, Your obedient Servant,
ard part heeled over
result of a magnetic
Your (Sgd.) obedient B. E. BELLAMY
nt alongside the
Director of Sea Transport.
ing troops of all
ases. Some of these
Secretary.
ur days and four
The Secretary
Lines Limited,
extreme difficulty
canine population
vith us. These
IS, as their own
SURREY.
see them trying to
were shot on the
nessed an attack
aircraft.
Bombs fell all
planes drove them off.
ner, but none registered a hit. Eventually our fighter
to
This
On completion of loading troops we returned by
the same route as we had taken to come in, and on passing
Gravelines again the fun started. Sailing quietly along, the tired
and weary troops stretched R. out all over the ship, snatching their
for the Ministry) managed
by
G.S.N.)
Lowed
ing th
GS and
our
entrance enemy
Newman of
bombs. A call for assisted
th an escort
the British Mission two destroyers had previously would INIVIA be waiting for the me aircraft off the
consisting port. This of attack lasted for half an hour when
returned to Ostend.