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People associated with Operation Dynamo

This searchable index brings together named officers, naval ratings, service personnel and civilians recorded in wartime reports, ship records, honours material and other historical logs relating to Operation Dynamo and the Dunkirk evacuation of May–June 1940.

It is not a definitive roll of everyone who participated. Records have been aggregated and transcribed from several sources, which may be incomplete, inconsistent or contain errors. Inclusion indicates that an individual is associated with Operation Dynamo in one or more source records; it should not be treated as conclusive evidence of a person’s role or actions without checking the underlying material.

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Honours and Awards

Decorations and mentions represented in the indexed personnel records. Select an insignia to view the awards guide and recipients.

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Officer Ranks and Badges

Contemporary Royal Navy officer rank and sleeve insignia to help interpret ranks recorded in the personnel index.

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Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve officer rank and sleeve badges
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Badges of Petty Officers and Ratings

Royal Navy and Reserve trade, specialist, good-service and rating badges.

Extracted from Rank and Badges in the Navy, Army, R.A.F. and Auxiliaries (1943).

Person Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Person – B Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Burton A T Ordinary Seaman Ord PORTSDOWN P/S — PORTSDOWN P/S Mentioned in Despatches — View
Butler W J S/Lt. Paymaster RNVR Lt SANDOWN RNVR SANDOWN (J.20) P.M/S 10th M.S.F — View
Person – C Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Church RH S/Lt. RNR Lt PORTSDOWN P/S RNR PORTSDOWN P/S Mentioned in Despatches — View
Cornish EAE S/Lt. RNVR Lt LANSDOWNE RNVR LANSDOWNE Motor Boat (Owner V.Messum & Son) — View
Person – D Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Dow J A S/Lt. RNVR Lt GLALA RNVR GLALA Yacht — View
Dowding J CK Cdr. R.D RNR Cdr MONA'S ISLE A.B/V RNR MONA'S ISLE A.B/V Awarded D.S.O — View
Downer H Mate Mate BEE — BEE Motor Vessel (Pickfords Ltd) — View
Person – F Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Few R R H Temp. Lt. RNVR Lt SANDOWN RNVR SANDOWN (J.20) P.M/S (10th M.S.F) — View
Person – G Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Greig K M Actg.Cdr. R N (S.O 10th M.S.F) Cdr SANDOWN — SANDOWN (J.20) P.M/S 10th M.S.F Awarded D.S.O — View
Person – H Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Hadow P H Cdr. R N Cdr IVANHOE — IVANHOE (D.16) Mentioned in Despatches — View
Hadow P H Cdr. R N Cdr IVANHOE — IVANHOE (D.16) 20th Destroyer Flotilla — View
Person – K Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Kent P A Leading Signalman Signalman PORTSDOWN P/S — PORTSDOWN P/S Mentioned in Despatches — View
Person – L Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Lightoller GH Cdr. D.S.C RNR (Rtd) Cdr SUNDOWNER RNR SUNDOWNER Motor Yacht — View
Person – M Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Minchin C S/Lt. R N Lt HILFRANOR — HILFRANOR — S/Lt C. Minchin attempted to proceed to Dunkirk against orders, but the motor boat broke down. Orde records… — View
Person – R Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Ramel W Stoker PO Ramus CM Lt.Cdr. RNR Lt PORTSDOWN P/S RNR PORTSDOWN P/S Mentioned in Despatches TILLY Skoot — View
Person – U Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
Underdown G J Engineer — BAT — BAT Motor Vessel (Pickfords Ltd) — View
Person – W Rank/Rating Ship Branch Details T.124
White H ERA 3rd Class — PORTSDOWN P/S — PORTSDOWN P/S Mentioned in Despatches — View