A working collection of Operation Dynamo source material whose definitive National Archives catalogue reference is still being identified.
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512 PRINCIPAL 483 ler "LORD HOWE". 21JUN1948 Ifiliam Henry Pollock, ROOM his Trawler was ordered to Caldin with a car 60 amminition. on Port she was heavily shelled by battery concealed the sand dunes to the South of the Port. almost mong possible to force an entrance, the trawler, drow and reported to Dover. On receiving the order "Proceed to Chints immediately", was decided to approach the entrance to the Port from the North. nder a heavy barrage of H.E. and shrapnel fire the Skipper of the trawler ucceeded in entering the port and taking up position alongside the Qual sixtime Eastern end. As there was no labour or assistance to be btained from the Quai the crew of the trawler started to discharge the argo of ammunition. This entailed hauling the boxes of ammunition by and from the deck of the trawler to the too of the Juni, a distance of one 22 feet, and dragging them across the Cuai to a place of safety he whole proceeding under a devastating fire from the enemy. There was no rotection of any sort and none of Mie enemy were coulpped with steel elmets.c The di scharge continued orderly and efficiently until ordered to top by Commodore Gandell, R.N., who decided that the danger was too great, nd sent the trawler to sea. Again the trawler came under a heavy direct ire from the enemy, but with great skill the Skipper succeeded in bringing is ship safely out of danger. cannot too highly commend Skipper W.H. Pollock, WHO in ad ition to his uty with regard to his cargo, gave me every possible assistance, chabling ie to report to Commodore Gandell, R.N., also contacting S. ho with the aid of a plan given to me by the Commodore was able to hell ;he Port and so relieve the pressure on our Troops. town, suspicions which were when the landing ashore and had to return hurriedly to the yasht. lover. 29th May 1940. Brammell slipped his (signed) L. C. Lieutenant WHITTLE. R.U.R. just in time, as a heavy fire from rifled and TDS opened on the yacht from the net rhbourhood of the 0.8 she procesded down the entrance. It WGB due to the quiet discipline in his ship that the Lending party got ashore unnoticed, and due to his scomanship and martness that we got quickly away; any dolay night have severe casualties. OUR he Commanding Officer, HMS. hulzar, "Canterbury," "Calvi", "Polly e men received shrapnel wounds 90 W.P. On the raiders were driven off. London think one by "Jaguar", "Jaguan" hips attended to their wounded. he "Canterbury" and got the from "Grenade" for the more