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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444	Log in to enlarge	COPY. 359 FROM PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSPORT OFFICER, FRENCH PORTS. - 336 TO CAPTAIN A/P, DOVER. (Copy to MA/DST). 31st May, 1940. R.N.R., of my Staff, who took passage to Calais in the Drifter I enclose a. copy of a report from Moutenant Whittle, "Lord Howe". I am bringing the gallant action of the Skipper to the notice rewarded. of the Director of Sea Transport with a view to his being Can you please ascertain, and report to me, what members of his crow should also be brought to the notice of the Director of Sea Transport for reward. I was on the quay at the time and can therefore endorse all parts of Lieutenant Whittle's report, which refers to work done alongside the quay. My address up to 4th June will be care of PaSaTeO., South-Western Hotel, Southampton, States, for Principal Sea Transport Officer, French Ports, (Commodore W.P. Gandell, R.N.) (signed) Secretary. DUE II. P.S.T.O., French Ports. (signed) It is requested that the names of the following ratings may be brought to the notice of the Director of See Transport:- Second Hand Thomas H.Christian, R.N.R., LT/HO. Seaman William Bullen, R.N.R., LT/HO. (signed) Erio Bush. CAPTAIN AUXILIARY PATROL. Dover. 20th June, 1940.	Commodore Drifter Gallant Lord Howe Bush Christian Dover May Thomas

Raw OCR

Unformatted machine-generated OCR for document page 444.

COPY.
359
FROM
PRINCIPAL SEA TRANSPORT OFFICER, FRENCH PORTS.
- 336
TO
CAPTAIN A/P, DOVER. (Copy to MA/DST).
31st May, 1940.
R.N.R., of my Staff, who took passage to Calais in the Drifter
I enclose a. copy of a report from Moutenant Whittle,
"Lord Howe".
I am bringing the gallant action of the Skipper to the
notice rewarded. of the Director of Sea Transport with a view to his being
Can you please ascertain, and report to me, what members
of his crow should also be brought to the notice of the Director
of Sea Transport for reward.
I was on the quay at the time and can therefore endorse
all parts of Lieutenant Whittle's report, which refers to work done
alongside the quay.
My address up to 4th June will be care of PaSaTeO.,
South-Western Hotel, Southampton, States,
for Principal Sea Transport Officer,
French Ports,
(Commodore W.P. Gandell, R.N.)
(signed)
Secretary.
DUE
II.
P.S.T.O., French Ports.
(signed)
It is requested that the names of the following ratings
may be brought to the notice of the Director of See Transport:-
Second Hand Thomas H.Christian, R.N.R., LT/HO.
Seaman William Bullen, R.N.R., LT/HO.
(signed) Erio Bush.
CAPTAIN AUXILIARY PATROL.
Dover.
20th June, 1940.