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and as the "OUR BAIRNS" leaving,I waited until attack,
At all 1915 the the vessels port underwent were then a particularly heavy air
which time I then slipped and had taken the remaining soldiers 1930, by off
the quay. proceeded to sea.
shore all day, no hits were registered or damage done from
Both vessels but were under continuous bombardment from air and
this source.
however, a certain amount of damage was done to the D.G. Band
Owing to the incessant ranging up and down against the pier,
proceeded at slow speed, through the Downs and at 0400/1 troops
on the "OUR BAIRNS". Dover was reached at 0300/1, vessels having
were disembarked at the Admiralty Pier, Dover.
Both vessels then berthed at Prince of Wales Pier, Dover,
and at 0700/1 "LORD INCHCAPE" resumed sweeping off Dover.
Still of
0040.
COMMANDER-IN
DEFARE
(Signed) S.J. .Longsdon,
*
17JUN1940
*
0125. WESTERN APPROACHES
Sub.Lt. R.N.V.R. Hingsdon
close
Port
heard
II.
D/O. No. 959/1.
no FLAG OFFICER COMMANDING DOVER.
for
E
Buoy
and
observed
rapidly ece Admiralty Message 1652/6th June, 1940.
Forwarded, in accordance with
Lewis Guns, couldn't Pom to
too
close.
M.T.B's enginee
'on'
again
enemy
of
19 JUN 1940
0430.
Joined
The whol
was
either
who
DO
suryivers or dead.
Carried on Patrol, no made,
notivity both German and
tously overhead, no attacks made.
31st,
Received instructions from to
under further notice
dropped out of group and
0615.
Instructions received to on
nothing to
there seemed to
Investigated of Achilleum
contact, to
track increased,
All up,
activity N.T.B.
place,
and T
was
being
area track.