TNA / Unclassified 1

TNA Unclassified 1

Collection details

TNA Unclassified 1

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

Holding archive: TNA
Collection reference: Unclassified 1

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

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224	Log in to enlarge	I -164 8. 158 7 hand. In this way we were able to reserve about twenty. Officers and men. Only five more could he heard calling d no more could be heard in the water. A motor boat ad arrived by this time and I left the scene of the week. Elton busied himself on board and in about half an our had dry doths issued to the survivors and hot tea a all men on board. The crew of this ship is normally six. I moored in Ramsgate harbour at 0830, 30th allay, lisembarded troops and survivous and proceeded to clean lown ship and prepare for a second voyage. S on: I left harbour at 1715 and proceeded towards Dunkisk in in company with the olline-recously Flotilla At 1840, a section the water-cisculating systym of the starboard engine failed with the result that no water could reach the engine. I signalled the defeat to Lt. Amitage and proceeded back to Ramsgate. A replacement could not be obtained however, until after the operation had terminated The number of troops mansported by Bystander was 72 and about 25 survivors from HMS "King Only." 11 E AUMIRA Di 11 JUN 1940 * DOVER E E yours obediently H. I. Barge ( Lub- bent. RMVR.). I recommend I. Elton for an award in recognition of his and resource in the reserve of 25 Officers and men.	Boat Bystander Barge Dover Elton King

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 224.

I
-164
8.
158
7
hand. In this way we were able to reserve about twenty.
Officers and men. Only five more could he heard calling
d no more could be heard in the water. A motor boat
ad arrived by this time and I left the scene of the week.
Elton busied himself on board and in about half an
our had dry doths issued to the survivors and hot tea
a all men on board. The crew of this ship is normally six.
I moored in Ramsgate harbour at 0830, 30th allay,
lisembarded troops and survivous and proceeded to clean
lown ship and prepare for a second voyage.
S
on:
I left harbour at 1715 and proceeded towards Dunkisk
in
in company with the olline-recously Flotilla At 1840, a section
the water-cisculating systym of the starboard engine failed with
the result that no water could reach the engine. I signalled
the defeat to Lt. Amitage and proceeded back to Ramsgate.
A replacement could not be obtained however, until
after the operation had terminated The number of troops
mansported by Bystander was 72 and about 25 survivors
from HMS "King Only."
11 E AUMIRA Di
11 JUN 1940
*
DOVER
E
E
yours obediently
H. I. Barge ( Lub- bent. RMVR.).
I recommend I. Elton for an award in recognition of his
and resource in the reserve of 25 Officers and men.