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TNA Unclassified 1
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TNA Unclassified 1

A working collection of Operation Dynamo source material whose definitive National Archives catalogue reference is still being identified.

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Source: The National Archives, Kew, Unclassified 1. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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5
From
It: H.R.Wykehem-Martin.
5
1st Lieut: Alice, & later
6
0.0. Kaspfalga.
Date 13th June.
To V.A.Dover.
Recommendations, Dyhemo Operation.
Alice and Kaap Falga, D.B.2 &D.B.3, spent 8 daylight hours beached off La Panne.
During this time 4 bomb and machine gun sttacks were made on the ships and military
Alice was put out of action and the crew had to embark in Kaap Falga, which Lieut:
J. Culmer, R.N.V.R. had managed to refloat.
letter to Commanding Officer,
Devonport Barracks, on the behaviour of the crews of both Alice and KaspFalga, was with each draft when the ships off.
In
Alice's crew the following were mentioned:-
P.O. Moore.
A/E.R.A4.N. Somerville.
L/Sto:
E.Sands.
in
In Kaap Falga's crew the following names were mentioned:-
B
A/LS. Robinson. E.R.A.4. J.Olver.
ted done.
In view of the disappointingly small part both ships played in this operation no the further recomendation necessary.
I
have the honour to
Sir
23,
Servant, uned
Your obedient
Rager to pheham Lieut: Martin es
Royal Navy.
and
3.0.
and Lieutenant Slater.
three I saw I appointed myself to ABEL TASMAN and told Lieut.
Lieutenant Commander Crick and took command of the
Slater ships. to appoint his First Lieutenant, Lieutenant Wykeham-Martin then went as down Commanding the beach to Bray with the Adjutant R.A.S.C. to arrange about
Officer KAAP-FALGA. Lieutenant Slater unloading KAAP-FALGA and started ALICE at there. 1530 with tide rising fast. hailed At
1700 grass for him to tow my stern off. hands
KAAP-FALGA The embarkation and ALICE floated and got under way. I There
ALIOE and passed laid a out from ABEL TASMAN and I had no broke to were no anchors out in the time: vis. H.W. 1745. ALICE then the down lay and I them removed my grass. By this time I borne. was manoeuvring engines and the time ship I had was becoming a moment water to spare I saw ALICE's eight crew in her boats to seaward and of me have to. We hailed hailed them by Lieutenant to
The next rowing over to KAAP-FALGA who was about and tried cables signal but no notice was taken. I was then
Abel Tasman Adjutant Alice Broke Crews Crick Culmer Dover Martin Robinson Slater Somerville Wykeham-Martin

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5
From
It: H.R.Wykehem-Martin.
5
1st Lieut: Alice, & later
6
0.0. Kaspfalga.
Date 13th June.
To V.A.Dover.
Recommendations, Dyhemo Operation.
Alice and Kaap Falga, D.B.2 &D.B.3,
spent 8 daylight hours beached off La Panne.
During this time 4 bomb and machine gun sttacks
were made on the ships and military
Alice was put out of action and the
crew had to embark in Kaap Falga, which Lieut:
J. Culmer, R.N.V.R. had managed to refloat.
letter to Commanding Officer,
Devonport Barracks, on the behaviour of the
crews of both Alice and KaspFalga, was
with each draft when the ships off.
In
Alice's
crew
the
following
were mentioned:-
P.O. Moore.
A/E.R.A4.N. Somerville.
L/Sto:
E.Sands.
in
In Kaap Falga's crew the following
names were mentioned:-
B
A/LS. Robinson. E.R.A.4. J.Olver.
ted
done.
In view of the disappointingly small
part both ships played in this operation no
the
further recomendation necessary.
I
have
the
honour
to
Sir
23,
Servant,
uned
Your
obedient
Rager to pheham Lieut: Martin
es
Royal Navy.
and
3.0.
and Lieutenant Slater.
three I saw I appointed myself to ABEL TASMAN and told Lieut.
Lieutenant Commander Crick and took command of the
Slater ships. to appoint his First Lieutenant, Lieutenant Wykeham-Martin then went
as down Commanding the beach to Bray with the Adjutant R.A.S.C. to arrange about
Officer KAAP-FALGA. Lieutenant Slater
unloading KAAP-FALGA and started ALICE at there. 1530 with tide rising fast. hailed At
1700 grass for him to tow my stern off. hands
KAAP-FALGA The embarkation and ALICE floated and got under way. I There
ALIOE and passed laid a out from ABEL TASMAN and I had no broke to
were no anchors out in the time: vis. H.W. 1745. ALICE then the down
lay and I them removed my grass. By this time I borne. was manoeuvring
engines and the time ship I had was becoming a moment water to spare I saw ALICE's eight crew in
her boats to seaward and of me have to. We hailed hailed them by Lieutenant to
The next rowing over to KAAP-FALGA who was about and tried
cables signal but no notice was taken. I was then