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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PTAIN R. DAVIS |
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PTAIN R. DAVIS Letters to be addressed INE SUPERINTENDENT THE MARINE SUPERINTENDENT TELEPHONE TEMPORARY ADDRESS:- ARWICH 30. EXT LIVERPOOL LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS NAT E.C.Z. STERN PARKESTON QUAY STATION TELEPHONE BISHOPSGA PARKESTON QUAY No: & DISABLED 7600 REFERENCE STATE EXT. 2292 HARWICH M1/4474/17 13th August 1940. 212 T.M. 6213/40/S. T.A.6 8.7171 14 The Director of Sea Transport RECEIVED Ministry of Shipping, 18 Berkeley Sgu re House, Berkeley Square. London ". 1. Dear Sir, Your letter of the 7th instant addressed to this Company at 26, Glengall Road, Woodford Green has been passed to me for reply. I am obtaining from the Master of the "PRAGUE" evacuation report from Dunkirk up to the time she was beached at Deal, a cover ing the period his ship was engaged on the after being bombed by enemy aircraft, and will forward this to you in due course. Your letter only refers to the "PRAGUE" and the evacuation of the B.E.F. from Dunkrik but others of this Company's vessels were engaged at Dunkirk, St. Valerie, Havre, Cherbourg etc. in the evacuation from these places: I should be glad to know if you would like the Masters' reports on these evacuations also. Yours faithfully, Roam MARINE SUPERINTENDENT: un, by permission 01 une oner Engineer, with ellect on enemy planes. The Chief Steward Onions, 2nd Steward J.F. Brown and Purser D.D. .Momahon we understand aid heroic work in tending to the woundea, there being no Doctor on board. All the Medical Supplies and other consumable stores of our Catering Department were usea to give Medical Comfort to the rescued.