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and we proceeded straight up to Quai Felix Fame. where
admisal was directing are smaller boats. The was Department
Boat was as only other one alongside when we alreved
there was no difficulty in filling the boat. archough are
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au officer controlling the French troops, they powed in over
are bows and stem antil are was not an inch of coses
unfilled. Meanwhile stumbling along the 'quai', tripping over
the debris to report G the admisal, 1 ended up at Due
of a large shell hole, which 1 promptly cursed fluently in
Draw one language.
with two hundred troops on board. be
de
forward of the cabine was so crowded that are behnoman co
not au one or all, consequently the boat bad to be want
by slociting diections louder Than the incessant Freuch chatter
The passage one passed without any untoward incident. Once
as harbour however. a slight well difficulty arose, when
lousi, to which the troops should have been transferred,
not be found, due to 't's not flashing are ged 8g
5 make matters worse are was a swell outside which
Our boat roll precariously.
lying near are entrance much a an consternation :
The troops were eventually put abound of a
an order which are French promptly obeyed by sustained chistering
Sub- hientenant who kept bleating hopelessly. Parser la
the foirle. Leckey the only damage the boar
a goterquely twisted guardrail and chipped paintwork,
by are swell.
but assiwing at the quai found it deserted short
We proceeded once wore up the har all
troops on had been evacuated in a ashore a again believe to
the
acting certain on that his the instructions admiral I had went not been left
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be had not.
return down the harbour lost
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in
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On our MTB. which had apparently to Take in
and
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are her admisal propersion in and an relders. we were ordered