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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.

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TNA
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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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List page 1 of 1 Showing document pages 215–313 of this collection
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OCR table 1 from document page 215
page BYSTANDER Lei tage QUISISIANA/ 219
LLANTHONY / 165 LADY CABLE 220
CHRISTOBEL 2 178 EMPRESS 221
[X] CALETA 176 SKYLARK 223
[X] [ ] GLALA 173 224 SOUTHERN QUEEN
[X] AMULREE 172 PRINCESS LILLY 225
R 182 MASAYRU SKYLARK VI 226
184 LAROC , WHITEBEAR 227
JONG 187 DOLPHIN'S M.B.V 228
3 R.A.F. M.B.43 191 WALTON & FRINTON LIFEBOAT 1230
SILVER QUEEN 192 boo [X] CORDELIA 239
REDA 194 PELLAG II. 14
[X] SKYLARK 195 SKYLARK 241
MARY ROSE 196 BOURNEMOUTH LIFEBOAT 243
SINGAPORE 197 248 BONNY BELLE
MOTOR BARGE SHEFFIELD EASTBOURNE LIFEBOAT 125
Ex LIGHTER Y.C.63 / 216 M.B. Unknown 198
Ex LIGHTER X.95 SEA FALCON 249
[X] M.L. NANETTE 2 219 SKYLARK,
Amulree Aura Bluebird Britannia Bystander Caleta Caversham Commodore Constant Nymph Cordelia Dolphin Empress Falcon Glala Jong Lady Cable Laroc Llanthony Mary Mary Rose Newhaven Pellag II Princess Queen Reda Rose Sea Falcon Silver Queen Singapore Skylark Skylark VI Southern Queen Triton Barge May Page Rose
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COPY!/3
2024
OPERATION DYNAMO
NARRATIVES BY PERSONNEL OF SMALL CRAFT.
INDEX
NAME OF VESSEL
WRITTEN BY
1. TUG 87
Sub.Lieut. H.M. Davis, R.N.R.
2. M.B. BLUE BIRD
If
G.B. Eyre, R.N.V.R.
3. M.B. AURA
#
M.A. Chodzko, R.N.V.R.
4. M.B. BRITANNIA
If
S.D. Ward
5. M.B.'s CAVERSHAM and QUISISIANA
If
A.V. Weaver
6. M.B. LADY CABLE
Lieut. B.S. Fidler, R.N.R.
7. M.B. EMPRESS
Sub.Lieut. T.W. Betts, R.N.V.R.
8. M.B. SKYLARK
#
M.J.R. Yeatman, R.N.V.R.
9. M.B. SOUTHERN QUEEN
"
Demattos
0. M.B. PRINCESS LILLY
#
K.E.A. Bayley
1. M.B. SKYLARK VI
Ct. Rating G.R. Price
2. H.M.M.B. WHITE BEAR
Cd. Gunner E. Deacon, R.N.
3. H.M.S. DOLPHIN's Motor Boat
Sub.Lieut. E.F. Cornish-Bowden, R.N.
4. WALTON and FRINTON Life Boat
P.O. Tel. Cooley.
5. M.B. CORDELIA
Sub.Lieut. C.A. Thompson
6. M.B. PELLAG II
Lieut.
Martino, R.N.V.R.
STATEMENT BY
7. M.B. SKYLARK (Southend)
Pensioner P.O. R.A. Smith
8. BOURNEMOUTH Life Boat
L. Sea. H. Huntington
9. M.B. BONNY BELLE
Sto. I. G.H. Rose
O. EASTBOURNE Life Boat
(Sto. J. Strangeways P/KX.95036 and
(Sto. A.H. Shaw P/KX.94553
1. M.B. (Unknown)
A.B. M.J. Stallard P/JX.154107
2. M.B. SEA FALCON
L.Sea. A. Westbrook P/JX.131401
3. M.B. SKYLARK
Sto. G. Bramhall P/KX.88343
4. M.B. COMMODORE
Sto. Beech P/KX.90016
5. NEWHAVEN Life Boat
(A.B. W.J. Morris P/JX.126097
(Sto.I W. Spray P/KX.87052
(o.s. T.E. White CDX.133
6, M.B. YSER
Act. P.O. W.H. Achin JX.149919
Aura Blue Bird Boat Britannia Caversham Commodore Cordelia Dolphin Empress Falcon Lady Cable Newhaven Pellag II Princess Queen Rose Sea Falcon Skylark Skylark VI Southern Queen White Bear Bayley Betts Bramhall Chodzko Cooley Cornish Davis Deacon Eyre Fidler Huntington Martino Morris Rose Shaw Smith SMITH R.A Spray Strangeways Thompson Ward Weaver Westbrook White Yeatman
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297
OPERATION DYNAMO.
ENCLOSURE NO. 16.
SHIP: H.M.S.PELLAG II. Armed Motor
Yacht.
6th June, 1940.
OFFICER REPORTING: F.R. MARTINO, Lieutenant, R.N.V.R.
On the 30th May, 1940, H.M.S. PELLAG II, in company with Trawlers F.Y. and B.K., left Dover at 1400
for Dunkirk. We took the long route and made the coast about 0200 31st May. I was unable to find the beach and returned to the trawlers.
2. We then proceeded to Dunkirk and arrived about
1000 on 31st May. We were bombed going in but no damage.
3. I left the trawlers off shore and proceeded in to about 3 cables off beach. We were then attacked by two enemy planes, who bombed us for about 20 minutes. I went full speed and zig-zagged about and fired on them with our rifles (our 3 pounder gun would not elevate high enough to be of any use).
4.
I again closed the beach, lowered my only dinghy and embarked five loads of men - about 30 men and 3 officers.
On leaving the beach I found F.Y. stuck on the mud and I
tried to tow her, in doing so burnt out the clutches on my engines and broke the steering. Steered ship with engines and makeshift rudder and closed H.M.S. WORCESTER about
1½ miles off shore.
5.
I asked for a tow to Dover, but Commander Alliston of H.M.S. WORCESTER ordered me to abandon ship. Transferred all my men safely aboard destroyer and C.Bs.
6. WORCESTER took on more men off jetty and was bombed and machine gunned, also after getting under weigh.
7. The following were my crew -
Petty Officer Elgar (Engineman)
P. Eton, Seaman
A. Leece, Seaman.
F. Macrea, Leading Seaman
J. Green, Seaman.
P. Eton was wounded in the knee aboard the destroyer, and P.O. Elgar lost his memory. Both were sent to hospital on arrival in Dover. I cannot speak too highly of these men under fire.
8. C.Bs. and charts are in H.M.S. WORCESTER.
Broke Dinghy Pellag II Dover Green Long Martino May Miles