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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295	Log in to enlarge	225 OPERATION DYNAMO. ENCLOSURE NO. 10213 SHIP: PRINCESS LILLY. OFFICER REPORTING: SUB-LIEUTENANT K.R.A. BAYLEY, R.N.V.R. On 30th May I left Sheerness in PRINCESS LILLY, a river pleasure boat. I started with 19 other small boats escorted by a trawler as guide, as most of the ships had no compass. During the early hours of 31st the trawler left us. We managed to continue on our way by following other vessels and H.M. Ships presumably bound for Dunkirk. We gave assistance and several tows to motor boats during the passage. Arrived Dunkirk on Friday morning and proceeded to embark a small number of English troops and 4 naval ratings and many Frenchmen from the beach 1½ miles East of Dunkirk. I took these to merchant vessels lying nearby. 2. I was told more British troops were at La Panne - so I proceeded there. The falling tide and lee shore made rescue difficult, so I picked up a derelict ship's boat to which I made fast some 90 fathoms of warp and rowed her to the beach paying out the warp. Took British troops aboard and overhauled on line back to ship. The strain eventually proved too great for the anchor cable which broke and the ship drifted ashore fouling her properllor with the warp. Had great difficulty in clearing properllor and only succeeded in getting her to work "Astern". 3. Refloated boat and took troops on board and ferried them by going "backwards" to H.M.S. MOSQUITO. Engine was losing compression after about 40 hours running and propellor was fouled. 4. Shore batteries got our range - so abandoned ship when we got aboard MOSQUITO as she was moving off. 5. MOSQUITO brought us back, arriving Saturday morning, 1st June, 1940. shrapnel. 6. My 2 civilian crew and one naval rating, age 19, We had repeated bombings, machine gunning and who had only been 2 days in the Navy, behaved perfectly under very difficult conditions.	Boat Broke Mosquito Princess Bayley English Lee May Miles

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OPERATION DYNAMO.
ENCLOSURE NO. 10213
SHIP: PRINCESS LILLY.
OFFICER REPORTING: SUB-LIEUTENANT K.R.A. BAYLEY, R.N.V.R.
On 30th May I left Sheerness in PRINCESS LILLY, a
river pleasure boat. I started with 19 other small boats
escorted by a trawler as guide, as most of the ships had
no compass. During the early hours of 31st the trawler
left us. We managed to continue on our way by following
other vessels and H.M. Ships presumably bound for Dunkirk.
We gave assistance and several tows to motor boats during
the passage. Arrived Dunkirk on Friday morning and proceeded
to embark a small number of English troops and 4 naval ratings
and many Frenchmen from the beach 1½ miles East of Dunkirk.
I took these to merchant vessels lying nearby.
2.
I was told more British troops were at La Panne -
so I proceeded there. The falling tide and lee shore made
rescue difficult, so I picked up a derelict ship's boat to
which I made fast some 90 fathoms of warp and rowed her
to the beach paying out the warp. Took British troops
aboard and overhauled on line back to ship. The strain
eventually proved too great for the anchor cable which broke
and the ship drifted ashore fouling her properllor with the
warp. Had great difficulty in clearing properllor and
only succeeded in getting her to work "Astern".
3.
Refloated boat and took troops on board and ferried
them by going "backwards" to H.M.S. MOSQUITO. Engine was
losing compression after about 40 hours running and propellor
was fouled.
4.
Shore batteries got our range - so abandoned ship
when we got aboard MOSQUITO as she was moving off.
5. MOSQUITO brought us back, arriving Saturday
morning, 1st June, 1940.
shrapnel. 6. My 2 civilian crew and one naval rating, age 19,
We had repeated bombings, machine gunning and
who had only been 2 days in the Navy, behaved perfectly under
very difficult conditions.