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The letter signed by Ronald Cross γ sealed the ret the loss of my hrough enemy action was framed & left on l. the letter that
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Jaw very loaths to ask sipation tion for a copy but it it was was not exactly my fault the tion
D.S.C.
lost. Thanking you in anticipation Your Ceal faithfully Joy.
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her. Ronald Cross your faithfully,
R. S. of S& S Ceail for
Rd. Cardiff
FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING
DOVER.
25th October, 1940.

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Sir,
1948.
With reference to your letter ih of the 10th May, I am directed to request that you will be good enough to furnish full particulars of the
, et the loss of my circumstances in which the sealed letter which the Minister of Shipping hrough enemy action sent you in June, 1940, was lost, i.e whether it was lost by enemy action l. the letter that or other causes.
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I am, Sir, peaque lion of Dunkirk.
Your obedient Servant, by t me have a
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once sipation tion
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Captain Cecil Joy, their
D.S.C.
Llysmeddyg,
Newport,
Pembrokeshire.
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Mr. Wilson at the las much her. Ronald Cross your faithfully,
R. S. of Sx S Ceal for
Cardiff
FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING
DOVER.
25th October, 1940.

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The attached letter relating.
, et the loss of my to the alme named masled hrough enemy ach enquiring for aduphication l. the letter tha and of a Conmendation peaque.
lion of Dunkirk any l me have a is forwarded for your informations ence.
Me cannol identify this sipation
Coumendalem mow ation
I wee he glad you wised 1
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Kundly heply to pay dued. above D.S.C.
and return alluched letter.
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Gerylis me
Mr. Wilson at the las
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her. Ronald Cross your faithfully,
R. S. of S&S S
Ceail for.
Cadiff
FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING
DOVER.
25th October, 1940.

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Great Western Railway.
Telegrams:
MANAGER, PADDINGTON STATION.
Telephone:
PADDINGTON 7000, EXT
2027
General Manager's Office,
Paddington Station,
London, W.2.
G.X.
22nd June, 1940.
Dear sir,
I duly received your letter of the
19th instant enclosing copies of letters to be forwarded to Officers who had command of this
Company's vessels during the recent evacuation from Dunkirk.
with regard to the letter addressed to
Captain Joy of the S.S. "St. David", I have to say that although he was in command of the vessel during part of the evacuation, he was taken ill on May 30th
Letter sent and from that date until the end of the evacuation the vessel was commanded by Mr.B.H. Mendus and I
for BHM
should feel obliged if you would send me a similar
24/6/40
letter addressed to him.
my
As a matter of interest you may like to know that on Captain Richardson's letter the initials were shown as L.S. instead of L.T. I have arranged for the necessary alteration to be made but you may like to know his correct initials in case you are keeping a record.
Yours faithfully,
Private Secretary,
Minister of Shipping,
Berkeley Square House,
Berkeley Square,
W.1.
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Name & Address of Owners
Name of Master.
SS MAUD
London Midland & Scottish
Capt. H. Clarke.
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Railway,
Capt. W.H. Hughes.
L.M.S. Railway Headquarters,
Watford, Herts.
ST. SEIRIOL
Liverpool & North Wales
Capt. R.D. Dobb
S.S. Co., Ltd.,
40, Chapel Street,
Liverpool, 3.
/PRAGUE
London & North Eastern
Capt. C. Baxter.
Railway Company,
26, Glengall Road,
Woodford Green,
Essex.
KING GEORGE V
David MacBrayne Limited,
Capt. R.E. MacLean.
LOCHGARRY
44, Robertson Street,
Capt. E. MacKinnon.
Glasgow, C.2.
KILLARNEY
Coast Lines Limited,
Capt. R. Hughes.
2, Crescent Road,
Kingston-on-Thames,
Surrey.
ST. HELIER
Great Western Railway Co.,
Capt. R. Pitman c/o Chief Docks Manager,
Cardiff.
ST JULIEN
Great Western Railway Co.,
Capt.L.S.Richard
ST ANDREW
Paddington Station, W..2.
Capt. H.C. Bond
ST DAVID
Capt. C.Joy.
PARIS
Capt. E. Biles
ISLE OF GUERNSEY
Southern Railway Co.,
Capt. F.W. Hodges
DINARD
Waterloo Station,
Capt. P. Lewis
WORTHING
S.E.L.
Capt. C.J. Munton
ISLE OF THANET
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Capt. A.J. Hammond
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These Masters took over when original Masters were too exhausted to carry on.
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ReamPlachet 60., two been received on letter of appreciation signed by the Minister of Ship
(Mr. Cross) - see documents 11 and 12 on this paper.
this subject?
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Joy now asks whether he can be given a duplicate of the
11-1-41.
letter as the original was lost when his vessel the "ST
was sunk by enemy action at Anzio, while serving as a H
Mr. Keenlepide he purther lv. has been read in private office
Carrier.
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application for the replacement of the Minister letter
Please Are doc. 87.
action and a duplicate was furnished - see documents an
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Captain Joy.
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18th September, 19
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EVACUATION OF TROOPS FROM FLANDERS.
Dear Sir, and in the
It has been reported to me that the "st. David"
under the command of Captain Joy on the 24th May was ordered to Dunkirk, via Dover, to evacuate wounded from thatarea.
She arrived at that Port on the morning of the
25th and lay alongside receiving wounded until that evening,
During the whole of the time the town and quays were being subjected to severe bombing.
On her way out, when passing along the Gravelines shore, she came under heavy gun fire, and one large calibre shell fell within less than the Ship's length ahead of her.
at
The vessel was then manoeuvred out of the Channel to avoid gun fure. Later on, air craft (apparently French)
escorted her until she was clear of danger.
About midnight she arrived at Newhaven, where all here wounded were landed.
to
The next morning she proceeded to the Downs, and the day after, the 28th May, received orders to proceed to Dunkirk once again to evacuate more wounded.
difficult owing to the lack of the usual aids to navigation and
The weather was very misty, and navigation made very the fact that many vessels had been sunk in the fair-ways since her last leaving that Port. At 8.00'clock that evening she entered Dünkirk, where she remaired until the next morning.
were subjected to terrific bombardment by air and land, and it
During the whole of the night, the town, quays, etc.
became necessary, owing to the lack of R.A.M.C. ashore, for the board receiving the wounded and placing them in the cots etc.
carrying them down the quay as required, with the Medical Staff on geamen, Firemen, Stewards etc. to load the wounded themselves, we
This work was exceedingly difficult, as the whole
1g was for in a bad condition, and there was not even any gangways available area nd constructed passing the stretcher cases on board, However, the Engineers n e whole a wide and useful gangway, which was used during the
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When all the wourlded available were loaded the vessel proceeded to Newhaven via Dover where she discharged all her wounded.
On the passage, however, she ran over submerged wreckage, and it was necessary to examine the bottom of the "st. David" before allowing her to proceed to sea again.
On the morning of the 30th May, while at Newhaven it was discovered that Second Engineer Jamieson was missing from his vessel. Later he turnedup at Fishguard, parently suffering from loss of memory.
At about mid-day Captain Joy received a medical certificate from the Medical Officer in charge of his vessel, indicating that he has not fit tp proceed to sea, and early in the afternoon
Mr. Cardy, the Divisional Marine Manager of the Southern Railway at
Newhaven, informed me by telephone that Captain Joy had collapsed.
Chief Officer Mendus, then took command of the "st. David"
but unfortunateltly, the crew refused to proceed to sea without the aid of an escort or without the vessel being fitted with guns, which procedure, of course was out of the question, as she was a
Hospital Ship. No immediate action was taken by the Naval
Authorities, although it was suggested that the men be placed under arrest.
The next morning the men were mustered by Captain Mendus, and they then agreed to proceed as usual, the vessel leaving Newhaven at 9.2 a.m. and proceeding toDunkirk via Dover.
When nearing the French coast the vessel was subjected to heavy air attack, the bombs exploding so close to the vessel that the under-water explosion shook her severly, and by this time the navigation to Dunkirk was made much mo e difficult, apparently owing to more wrecks and the fact that Dunkirk was under a pall of smoke and fire.
At 8.15 a.m. on the 31st May the "st. David" arrived aff
Dunkirk Breakwater, but was signalled from the shore that she was not to enter for the time being; so Captain Mendus stood off with his vessel awaiting further orders.
During this time the vessel was again subjected to seven separate air attacks, on one occasion a magnetic mine fell so close ahead of the vessel, that it was necessary to reverse the Engines to avoid contact.
Twenty minutes later another mine blew up less than 100 feet ahead of the vessel, lifting her partially out of the water.
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