TNA / Unclassified 1

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.

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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239	Log in to enlarge	177 021 broken down, could R.N.R. we and do anything crew about it. he At about 1730, a motor boat hailed us that. Lieut. Irving officer had officer motor boat. The Tuesday from the beach since and both THE he and job.of work and werere inexpertenced crewere jobrof work and wer, uttely exhausted. had done a magnis aboard 34 troops charge, and one Commander E.L.C. Shoul was At about 1800 we hailed padre. an E.L.C. full the officer in had been on the R.N. and down, and aboard. They also greatly desired that move crev. rest. As it was it fall into enemy hands, to get more was troops taken in tow. At 1845 should quite impossible the aboard, and at was shaped for Sheerness, as E.L.C. had to be brought 1900,00 a Naval base. by enemy aircraft shore artillery All this time, and there their had been several of the beaches. As we came past Dunkirk it was being subjected to a considerable air bombardment. Four ehemy bombers were brought down. twice and was finally secured by four stout lines. The E.L.C. between Dunkirk and No. 8W buoy, broke away Anchored off N. Foreland at 0300 to wait for daylight and tide for Horse Channel. Underway at 0530, arrived at Sheerness at approx. 0945. Came alongside "Wildfire" and landed in all, 2 Naval Officers, 6 ratings, 34 troops, 3 m cot cases among them, and one padre. DAMAGE TO SHIP. Two calcium flares on buoys were smashed up. Decks in places were scored, and in the launch the petrol pipe was fractured and glass broken in spray shields All by shrapnel from shell fire. Shells which burst alongside damaged the propeller shafts. Starboard bulwarks, aft of beam, was damaged by motor boat which rammed the ship. SGD. Sub. Lieutenant R.N.V.V.E SURBITON. HOOK, 1091 12 SUBINWO THE VICARAGE,	Boat Broke Hook Irving Spray

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Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 239.

177
021
broken down, could R.N.R. we and do anything crew about it. he
At about 1730, a motor boat hailed us that.
Lieut. Irving officer had officer
motor boat. The Tuesday
from the beach since and both THE he and
job.of work and werere inexpertenced crewere jobrof work and wer, uttely exhausted. had done a magnis
aboard 34 troops charge, and one Commander E.L.C. Shoul was
At about 1800 we hailed padre. an E.L.C. full
the officer in had been on the R.N. and down, and
aboard. They also greatly desired that move crev.
rest. As it was it
fall into enemy hands, to get more was troops taken in tow. At 1845 should
quite impossible the aboard, and at
was shaped for Sheerness, as E.L.C. had to be brought 1900,00
a
Naval base.
by enemy aircraft shore artillery
All this time, and there their had been several
of the beaches. As we came past Dunkirk it was being
subjected to a considerable air bombardment. Four ehemy
bombers were brought down.
twice and was finally secured by four stout lines.
The E.L.C. between Dunkirk and No. 8W buoy, broke away
Anchored off N. Foreland at 0300 to wait for daylight
and tide for Horse Channel. Underway at 0530, arrived at
Sheerness at approx. 0945. Came alongside "Wildfire" and
landed in all, 2 Naval Officers, 6 ratings, 34 troops, 3 m
cot cases among them, and one padre.
DAMAGE TO SHIP.
Two calcium flares on buoys were smashed up. Decks
in places were scored, and in the launch the petrol pipe
was fractured and glass broken in spray shields All by
shrapnel from shell fire. Shells which burst alongside
damaged the propeller shafts. Starboard bulwarks, aft of
beam, was damaged by motor boat which rammed the ship.
SGD.
Sub. Lieutenant R.N.V.V.E
SURBITON.
HOOK,
1091 12 SUBINWO
THE VICARAGE,