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DARING AND RESOURCE: Germany's Big ONLY ONE DIVISION IS AWARDS TO ROYAL NAVY
Dennis Broad. D/M.17913, The London Gazette. of Thursday., Class May 9. 1840. gives the following list H.M.S. Truant.
of awards and appointments to mem- Chief Engine Room Artificer tat bers of the Royal Navy:
Class Donald Charles Watson, P/ME. [34432, HM.S." Triton.
Admiralty, Whitehall, May 3, 1944. THE KING has been graciously Chief Engine Room Artificer and pleased to give orders for the follow-Class Harold Charles Rycraft P/M ing appointments to the Distinguish- 27337. H.M.S. Sunish, ed Service Order for daring and re- Engine Room Artincer 1st Class the conduct of hazardous Cyril John Henry Lear. D/M.34933, and successful operations by the Fleet HMS. Trennt. Air Arm against the enemy, especially on the coast of Norway:-
source In
To be Companlous of the Distin- Fulshed Service Order;
Secret
HER CASUALTY LIST!
.
LEFT IN FLANDERS TAILORED Evacuation Effected In Face
Of Heavy Attack
· LONDON, June 2 (Reuter)-According to some, estimates only one division of Allied troops now remains in Flanders; as fast as one ship disembarks' her, crowd of fighting men another ship is ready to take her place at the quayside.
PARIS. June 2 (Reuter)The Czechoslovak agency says that while, trainloads of wounded Ger mans continue to arrive dally in the protectorate of Bohemia,
zeling of d'acontent "is apparent Artincer 1st Class in the Sudetenland where the. At one port steamers were arriving so quickly after each other Arthur John Cooper, C/35070, HM.S.inhabitants have been kept enti-that there was not time to get unloaded vessels away before new- Snapper.
rely ignorant about the fate of comers strive and moor alongside previous arrivals.
Engine Room
army
a
Engine Room Artificer 2nd Class those of their nationals who have One small vessel landed 30 men early yesterday who had Captain Richard Thomas Partridge. Arthur Henry Early DM.X.46013.
been enrolled in the German left Dunkirk under heavy shell fire, but not a man was hit. Royal Marines.
H.M.S. Triton.. Lieutenant William Paulet Lucy, Engine Roon! Artificer 3rd Class
Several thousand French troops were among those landed yester- Leaflets are being secretly posted Royal Navy.
John William Edward Birett, C/MX.
on walls in several towns demand-day, including one boatload of French colonials who had been en- His Majesty has also been gracious-49760. H.M.S. Spearfish, ly pleased to approve the following Electrical Artificer 1st Class Ralph ing the publication of German las-gaged in desperate fighting in the Ypres sector till Friday.
awards for similar services:-
Edward Merritt C/M.38057.
The Distinguished Service Cross: Truant Lieutenant Commander
Hare, Royal Navy.
HM.S.ses in the war.
The general discontent is said to Geoffrey Electrical Artificer 1st Class Albert have been increased by the pre-
George
sence of thousands of Storm Richard Triton.
Troopers and Gestapo men, who are terrorising the Inhabitants in an attempt to stop them listening to foreign broadcasts.
Lieutenant 'Harry Ernest Torin. Royal Navy,
Lieutenant Michael Charles Edward Hanson, Royal Navy.
Acting Lieutenant Edward Winches ter Tollemache Taylour, Royal Navy Midshipman (AP Thomas Anthony McKee.
The Distinguished Service (Bar):
Beard, C/M.34733, H.M.S.
Leading Telegraphist Ernest Kynoch. Kember, D/J.133432, HM.S
Truant.
Acting Leading Telegraphist Denis Eustace Walford, P/JX.137009, HLM.S. Super.
Arting Leading Telegraphist George Archibald Newitt, C/J.11126, H.M.S. Cross Triton.
Telegraphist
fish.
GERMANS ADMIRE
A
dis- the
Another ship brought several, his trip across the Channel from hundred Allied artillerymen who Dunkirk.
Their ship was a small coaster had been firing their heavy guns
and had on board 26 officers and at Ypres until the last moment.
Trains carrying troops returned men as well as 15 German prison- from Flanders were running solers, two of whom were offeers.
They were bombed all the after- smoothly that they did not stop at some stations in the London area noon and left Dunkirk at 10 p.m.. at which crowds gathered.
The officer sald: "I turned in and left my orderly on guard with a rifle. I had only just got into my fleabag when there was a shout from the bridge "Torpedo boat on the port side.'
"BLACK TO BLIGHTY”” Women waiting with boxes of BRITISH GRIT
fruit were surprised as the trains sped past. They threw apples and LONDON, June 2 (Reuter) — Telegraphist Arthur Alfred Fre
oranges in through the windows. Acting Lieutenant Edward Winches-dérick
C/JX.134146, German military commentator, in- Betts (T.D.),
The men were in amazingly high terviewed by the German "news" spirits and the carriage doors were -ter Tollemache Taytour. Royal Navy. HMS Surtishi.
The Distinguished Service Medal:
Terrence agency D.N.B, speaks of the Richard
scrawled with such slogans as Petty Officer Airman Harold Arthur Crunimey, D/JX.137472, HM.8. Spear-cipline, skill and courage of
Back to Blighty-but not for Allied troops and says that Monk, FX.76290.
Conlong." and "Look out Hitler, we Acting Leading Seaman Arthur sequently severe losses must be haven't started on you yet." Roberts, DJX132088, H.M.S. Snapper.expected from the Flanders ght-
Among the troops were several Abir Seaman Janes Joubert Disney.ing.
French artillery officers including 62710. H.M.S. Truant.
In the German press, no Agures a one-armed veteran of the last are given of the extent of casual-war. ties, but reports from Yugoslavia and Switzerland tell
Every observer agrees that the of German
men are still in good heart and hospitals filled with wounded, and that their morale is invincible, of school, and other buildings be- ing requisitioned for this purpose.
Acting Petty Officer Airman Howard Gresley Cunningham, FX,75392.
Mentions in Despatches: Lieutenant-Commander Aubrey St. John Edwards. Royal Navy,
'Lieutenant Winiam Pallet - Lucy, Royal Navy.
Lieutenant Michael Charles Edward Hanson Royal Navy.
D
Leading Stoker Victor John Parsons
P/KX83162, H.MS. Soapper.
Able Seaman Augustus William Tesley Armishaw. C/J.112573. H.M.S. Sinish.
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Able Seaman Ernest George Morey.. Lieutenant Robert Southey Bostock. C/JX.134230, H.M.S. Spearfish. Royal Navy.
Leading Stoker Alfred Arthur Back- ers, CKX 83284. H.M.S. Spearfish,
Lieutenant Cecil Howard Filme: Roval Navy.
Lieutenant Kenneth Vyvyan Vin- cent Spurway, Royal Navy.
Acting Lieutenant. Edward Winches ter Tollemache Tuylour. Royal Navy. Acting Petty Officer Airman Howard Gresley Cunningham. PX.16292.
Petty Officer Airman Christopher James Edwin Cotterill. F.55040.
Naval Airman First Class Frederick Percival Dooley, FX.79189.
Leading Airman Maurice Hall. F. 76325.
Admiralty, Whitehall, May 9, 1940. THE KING has been... graciously pleased to give orders for the follow- ing appointments to the Distinguish- ed Service Order in recognition of
Hotels in Vienna are also being requisitioned as military hospitals.
Women have
BOMBED ALL AFTERNOON As the trains sped northward from the south coast port. porters collected letters: and postcards demonstrated in which the men had written on the train to wives and sweethearts telling them of their arrival.
Leading Stoker George Christopher Brockwell, CAK.40175, H.M.S. Sunfish. many parts of Austria during the Stoker 1st Class Ernest Henry Gold-past few days, demanding their SBCK C/KX.18318, R.F.R. Po. B.30257. menfolk Demonstrations are also
HMS. Trumat,
Stoker 1st Class Arthur Robinson,
P KX.79424, H.MS. Trizon, Mentions in Despatches: Lieutenant-Commander
Rupert
Philip Lonsdale,, Royal Navy, H.M.S.
•"! Seal.
Lieutenant Donald Eric Ogilvy Witsen Royal Navy, HM.S.. Truant.
Lieutenant
reported from the Sudetenland.
Plans For
Of School
"I admit I thought it was all up Fan up on deck with my tommy-gun.
and
ሲ
POINT BLANK FIRE "The German ship let off broadside and then came closer and fired her pom-pom at almost point-blank range.
"Our chaps fired a volley with rifies and machine-guns, which silenced the enemy who drifted past our stern with her engines dead.
We, opened up the hatches and told our prisoners their comrades had been scuppered. One of them sald Thank God.""
HACKED WAY THROUGH Among those safely landed in England were increasing numbers of General. Prioux's gallant French army who hacked their way story of gruelling experiences on through to Dunkirk. They were
A British officer told a thrilling
Evacuation
Children
Bernard Mansfield. LONDON, June 2 (Beuter)—Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, the Minis- Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Treant.ter of Health, stated in London yesterday that in the light of the Lieutenant Reginald Edward Dean. latest war developments the Government regard the danger of air Royal Naval Reserve. H.M.8. Triton attacks in the near future as so real that plans for the evacuation
daring, endurance and resource in the Lieutenant Harry Robert d'Almaine, of school children should be as complete as possible by Monday. conduct of hazardous and successful Royal Navy, H.M.S. Sunfish:
"Evacuation may not start next
To be Companions of the Distin guished 'Drder:
Lieutenant-Commander Christopher
Haynes
Hutchinson,
H.M.S. Truant
Royal
Lieutenant-Commander
Triton.
Navy.
Edward
Lieutenant-Commander John "Hay Forbes, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Spearfish Lieutenant-Commander Jack Ethe ridge Slaughter, Royal Navy. HMS. Sunfish.
"The
1.
Safety First For Boches!
operations in His Majesty's Sub-Electorant Stephen-Arthur-Pidgeon. marines against the enemy:
Royal Naval Reserve, H.M.S. Sunfish week but we may definitely decide Lieutenant Geoffrey Harry Carew- to start it in some areas in the Hunt, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Snapper. course of next week according to
Sub Lieutenant Michael John Roys-developments
** Parents
register who wen't ton Smith, Royal Navy, HMS. Triton.
Sub-Lieutenant John Philip Best! their children by Monday evening
LONDON, Jure 2 (Reuter)—Air run the risk of not having their Fowle Plzey. Roval Navy. HMS Royal Navy, H.M.S. Spearfish.
tactics to-day are different. declar- Chief Petty Officer Herbert Cyril children taken away.
NO GUARANTEE
ed a squadron leader of the R.A.F., D/J.95711, HMS. Percival Codman. Triton.
situation regarding the and no longer consist of single Petty Officer Frank Folwell. C/3. evacuation of our large cities and combat. 104749, H.M.S. Truan:
towns is reviewed by the Govern-
"We now dy in box forination." Offcer Archibald Tan Red- Petty
ment each morning. Each evacua-he said. "and heaven help the wood." D 3.114743, H.M.S. Truant,
Officer Alexander Michael tien area is considered by itself" Lieutenant William Donald Aelian
man, who loses it. Petty
Mr. Macdonald disclosed that to- McLachlan
Coxswain), Submarine King Royal Navy, HMS. Snapper.
day 97 special trains, are to take HIS MAJESTY has also been D J.126391, HM.S. Sunfish.
Petty Officer Telegraphist Reuben 47.000 children from east and graciously pleased to approve the fol lowing awards for similar services: Connolly, P/JX.125804. HMS. Soap-south-east coast
The Distinguished Service Cress:
Telegraphist Henry Arthur Narra- reception areas. Lieutenant Commander Benjamin way. P/161486, HM.S. Snapper. Bryant Royal Navy, HMS. Scallion. Stoker 1st Class Samuel Palmer.
Lieutenant, Reginald Denis White- P/KX.80440, HM.S. Snapper, way-Wilkinson, Royal Navy. H.MS. Truant.
Lieutenant
Russell Stanhope Brookes, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Triton.
Lacutenant Donald Anthony Pirie, Royal Navy. H.M.S. Spearfish,
Lieutenant Harry Noel Edmonds. Royal Navy, MM.8. Sunfish.
Lieutenant Bayül Grenfell Heslop, Royal Navy, H.M.S. Snapper.
"Lieutenant John Henry Bromage.
Royal Navy, H.M.S. Sпpper.
Able Scaman James Morgan, D/J. 112487, HLM.S. Triton.
Able Seaman George Harry 'Mellows, DX 127284. H.M.S. Snapper.
Leading Cook Arthur Alexander Albert Eenaut, C/MX.49053, HMS Truant.
CAMBRIDGE AND
THE WAR."
towns to new
J "We attack as soon as we see a
German; but he waits to count the number of cur planes."
The officer, who commands “a These additional children will be squadron of the new Boulton Paul taken into the local schools and Deflants which have shot down g their education. therefore will go Germans, said the German "ollots seem unable to spot the difference
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cari
"The Government cannot give between Hurricanes (Which any guarantee that anybody in any only fire forward through the part of the country will be ab-wings) and Defiants, solutely safe but there is clearly
"They come up on our-beam.” much greater safety in a scattered he said, "and we let go. On one population than опе which is day it was like knocking applet off densely packed."
WASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuter), LONDON, June 2 (Reuter)-In-Reports that Mussolini told Pré- Mr. William Edward Harris. Com-view of the present situation Cam-sident Roosevelt that Italy intend- Engineer, Royal Navy, bridge undergraduates who have ea to keep her pledges, and help completed their examinations will Germany were neither confirméd
missioned
H.M.S. Sunfish,
Spearfish.
a tree"
REARGUARD
"
FIGHTING »
HARD
LONDON, June 2
(Reuter)-
Mr. Frank Holden Westoutt War-be allowed to leave Cambridge impor dented at the White House rant Engineer Royal Navy, H.M.S.mdletely instead of waiting for where reporters made "enquiries
the end of the full term on June yesterday. Mr. Stephen Early, the While the evacuation of Allied President's secretary, said he could troops from Dunkirk continues only repeat there had been almost night and day, the rearguard is Correspondence benghting a determined delaying continuous
pfuetion so that every man will have tween Mussolini and the heads other Governments...
a chance to get away,
Mr. Wilfred Alfred Plummer. War-10 rant Engince Royal Navy. HMS.
Truant.
་
~The Oxford University Registrar Mr. Ronald George Mine, Warrant told Reuter's correspondent that Engineer, Royal Navy, HMS, Triter nothing in the same direction was
contemplated at Oxford. The Distinguished Service Medal: Chief Petty Officer Ronald 'Albert Adams (Torpedo Coxswain). P/J.107- 099, HM.8. Truant,'
Acting Chief Petty Officer Horatio John Hinde Bubmarine Coxswain).] P/J.111862, H.M.S. Triton...
.Petty Officer Augustus John Fisher (TG.M.); RAN.. Sydney 14400, M.8. Truant
Dawn Patrol Shoots Down Fourteen Nazi Planes
LONDON, June 2 (Renter) The Air Ministry announces that
R. A. F. fighters continue to screen the evacuation of allied troops
Petty 'officer Edward Percival from the north-east coast of France, Saunderson (T.G.M.). C/J.111250, HM8. Triton
Further reports show that during yesterday 56 enemy aircraft Petty Officer John William Thomas were destroyed or seriously damaged: 16 of our fighters are report- Foster, C/J.105134, HMS." Spearfish. ed missing..
'Petty
#!
and and
enemy
Petty Officer Alfred Edwards Early on Saturday our Dawn Bombing operations" against the (T.G.M.). C/J.14105, H.M.B. Sunfish. Patrol over Dunkirk shot down 14 enemy in Flanders were con-
Petty Officer William Henry Passant
enemy fighters
and seriously tinued yesterday evening Bubmarine Coxswala), D/JX.125699,
damaged five, with the loss of one during the night by medium HM.S: Snapper.
of our aircraft,
heavy bombers. Officer Archibald Stewart
Hits were obtained on (TOM), D/J103391, HMB. Snapper. One Spithre squadron shot down
Petty Officer Telegraphist Charles six Messerschmidt 110's and three, troops on the march, motor trans- Witam Kirg. D/J68812, KM.S. Messerschmidt 109's in a few min- port columns and heavy artillery. Truant.
utes. They also probably bagged Lock gates and bridges were des- Acting Potty Omicer Telegraphist another three Messerschmidt 110's. trayed. Edward Curle Carlton, D/JX138385, HM.B. Bpearfish,
The French army along the new ine on the Somme has been in, ez- tremely lively actions, but the main interest is still in Flanders. where the Germans are redoubl- Ing their efforts to cut off General Prioux's forces.
NEAR YSER CANAL
These French troops are now retiring along the Yser Canal in square formation, the infantry and artillery being inside, ant-puter line of tanks.
Tens of thousands of the "Br tish forces have already returned and. the proportion of men withdrawn is now very considera- ble, while thousands of the French Boldiers have also arrived In England
The embarkation continued all last night and this morning an Two of our bombers and one tion was stul going back and forth armada of craft of every descrip-
across the Channel.
Naval aircraft later bombed, two reconnaissance aircraft were Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st towns off the Belgian coast.
In these operations.
lost
remarkably at and confident.
Despite the accelerated tempo of the evacuation one of the small boats on the way across with a load of soldiers found time to stop and pick up two German airmen who had been, shot down during a bombing attack,
When they landed as prisoners they too were given sandwiches and coffee.
So fast did boatload follow boat- load that even a mother who re- cognised her son had not time to greet him as he drove past in 2 bus on the way to the station.
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