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59^4          SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 OCTOBER, 1941
of Military Intelligence. The force was known         occupied by the French. It was not however
as Macforce and its task was to cover the            practicable to move the 23rd Division again
crossings over the Scarpe between Raches (3          and G.Q.G. were informed to this effect. Yet,
miles N.E. of Douai) and St. Amand. It began         by next morning no French troops had appeared
to assemble at Orchies on the afternoon of i7th      either on the right of 23rd Division or to relieve
May.                                                 them. Later in the day, however, an order was
                                                     received by which the commander of the French
Withdrawal to the Escaut begun.                      2nd Region was ordered to fill the gap. En-
   26. It had now to be decided whether or not       quiries by a liaison officer at Amiens, where the
the withdrawal from the Senne to the Dendre          staff of the French 7th Army was in process of
was to begin on the night of 17/18 May, and the      taking over from the 2nd Region, established
situation in the South was such that I felt that     that no troops would be likely to arrive for
to spend a day on the Senne would be to risk         twenty-four hours at least.
being outflanked on the right and so imperil            By the afternoon, however, some enemy had
the force under my command to no good purpose.       reached Pe"ronne, and were in contact with
General Billotte had issued orders for withdrawal    36th Infantry Brigade.
to the Dendre that night, but I had also seen           On this day Major-General R. L. Petre,
an order from General Georges which envisaged        commanding the I2th Division, was given
remaining on the Senne for a further twenty-         command of the troops engaged on this flank,
four hours. I therefore sent a liaison officer to    namely 23rd Division, 36th Infantry Brigade
General Billotte to represent my views. In           and the garrison of Arras.*
the result, General Billotte's orders stood             In the meantime an order issued by the French
confirmed.                                           First Group of Armies had laid down the
   By 4 p.m. on i7th May therefore ist and 2nd       boundary between the French ist Army and
Corps were on the Senne with 5th, ist and 4th        the B.E.F. through Maulde, Orchies, Raches
Divisions in line right to left. 48th Division       and He*nin Li6tard. Arras was thus excluded
was covering the right flank from Enghien to         from the zone of the B.E.F., but its defence
Lembecq. 5oth Division was on the Dendre, to         was necessarily continued by British troops.
which line 2nd and 3rd Divisions were now            All troops not required for defence left on the
withdrawing,, whilst 3 Corps was in position on      igth, including rear G.H.Q. which moved in two
the Escaut with 42nd Division (less one infantry     echelons to Hazebrouck and Boulogne in accord-
brigade) and 44th Division.                          ance with plans prepared on i7th May when
                                                     the threat to Arras became serious.
   27. On i8th May I held a conference at the
headquarters of ist Corps at which were settled         On the evening of i8th May I moved back
the details of the withdrawal to the Escaut.         my command post from Renaix to its previous
This line was to be held with six divisions, right   location at Wahagnies.
to left ist Corps (48th and 42nd Divisions, less     Moves of the Royal Air Force.
one infantry brigade, with 2nd Division in              29. On this day also, the bulk of the Advanced
reserve), 2nd Corps (ist and 3rd Divisions with      Air Striking Force moved from the neighbour-
50th Division in reserve), 3rd Corps (4th and 44th   hood of Rheims to Central France and the Air
Divisions), on a front from the bridge over the      Component moved one of their main operational
Escaut at Binaries to Audenarde, both inclu-         aerodromes from Poix to Abbeville. On the
sive. 5th Division was in G.H.Q. reserve.            evening of I9th May enemy action obliged them
   There was little pressure during the day on       to evacuate this aerodrome also. The Ah*
the British front or on that of the Belgians to      Officer Commanding the Air Component then
the North. Owing to the late arrival of orders       moved his headquarters to England, but an
the Belgian Army had started their withdrawal        advanced landing ground was maintained at
after the B.E.F.; they had therefore asked for       Merville until 22nd May.
and received protection to their right flank at         From the 2 ist May onwards all arrangements
Brusseghem up to 7 a.m. and Assche up to             for air co-operation with the B.E.F. were made
8 a.m. on i8th May. On withdrawal they               by the War Office in conjunction with the Air
effected a junction with the B.E.F. on the           Ministry at home. The air liaison work was
Dendre at Alost.                                     carried out in England at Hawkinge and the
   Southward from their junction with the            targets selected in accordance with telephone
B.E.F. the French line ran through Mons and          or telegraphic requests from the B.E.F. so long
Maubeuge, and enemy tanks were attacking             as communications remained open, supple-
the front of the French Corps on my immediate        mented by information received from the Royal
right. Enemy air action had by now intensified       Air Force, and other sources.
on the front of the B.E.F. and continuous fighter
support was necessary during the hours of day-       Alternative plans considered.
light, both to enable our reconnaissances to take       30. On the night of 18/19 May, the ist, 2nd
place and to hold off enemy bombers. The             and 3rd Corps completed then: withdrawal to
enemy did not confine bis attention to troops        the line of the Escaut without interference, and
but attacked the long columns of refugees            prepared to defend the line of the river. Soon
which continued to move westwards.                   after arrival, however, the level of the water
                                                     became dangerously low, at places less than
The position on the Canal du Nord.                   three feet deep. It looked, therefore, as if, apart
   28. The position on the Canal du Nord had         from the unusually dry weather, some of the
caused some anxiety, partly on account of con-       sluices in the neighbourhood of Valenciennes had
tradictory orders received. Shortly after orders     been closed in order to produce inundations
had been issued on I7th May for the occupation       in the low lying ground in that area, even if
of the position by 23rd Division, an order was       at the expense of the water on the front of the
received from G.Q.G. allotting to the B.E.F.         B.E.F.
the sector Pe'ronne-Ruyalcourt instead of the          * Major-General Petre's command was known as
sector Ruyalcourt-Arleux which was now to be                            Petreforce.


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Su
I have the home to Submit The
following unative of HMS. Pacefic (DutinSent)
commissioned for Dyaama:
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about 1300 - proceded for Patients.
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28 May.
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VESSEL
OWNER
REMARKS
J.Mears
Returned to owner
MUTT
MYOLA
c/o Toughs
Did not go.
6th Ramsgate Scouts
No trace of return from
MONTAGUE WHALER
Dunkirk.
MARGARET MARY
G.Chantry
A.P.S.
MATA HARI
J.W.Lintott
A.P.S.
M.L. 108
?
A.P.S.
E.F.White &
Returned to Owner 6.6.40.
MINNEDOSA
A.J.Riding
damaged.
ROSE
Lt.Cdr. Gain
Allocated to A/P.
ROSA
MATOYA
MADAME SANSGENE
Guy Shelly
Reported lost by Owner.
RUBY
A.P.S.
Edvy
MARY JANE
Lt.Col.H.S.C.
Richardson
M.F.H. 4B
Messrs. Pickfords
Returned to Owners.
WON
MAY QUEEN S.M.270
F.Leach
Returned to Owners 5.6.40.
KOU
MESORA (Wherry)
T.H.Read
Reported lost by Owner
MIRANDA No. 58 Boat
W.H.Goldsmith
Reported lost.
R.K.Taylor-
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
NAIAD ERRANT
Nightingale
NANETTE II
E.G.Baxter
T.98 Re-allocated to A.P.S.
NARCISSA
H.Allbrow
to V.A.Dover.
NAUTILUB A
J.F.Mardling
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
NEMO IV
Nemo Motor Boats
Abandoned at Dunkirk.
NEW PRINCE OF WALES
Southend Mot.Nav.Co.
Returned to Owners.
Kichy JOH 9 RCO a SON Ro from Sile
Ltd.
NEW WHITE HEATHER
J.Davis & Sons
No. tress. of
A.P.S.
J.Emons
NIN
Returned to Owners
c/o Toughs
NIRVANA
A.P.S.
Mr.Mason
NO NAME II
(Yarmouth & Gorleston
T.98 Returned to Owners.
NORWICH BELLE
(Stm. Boat Co.
A.P.S.
Mr. Wilcox
NANCY BELLE
Returned to Owners.
NEW WINDSOR CASTLE
c/o "oughs
T.98. Returned to Owners
J.L.Shakespeare
OFFEMIA
19/6.
A.P.S.
Mr.Forman
Returned to Owners 3.6.40.
OMEGA
H.J. Gallop
ORATAVA RX 45
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
H.Joynson
Prepared for Dunkirk, did
ORELLANA
H.M. Customs,
not go.
OSPREY
Gravesend
(Yarmouth & Gorleston
T.98 Returned to Owners.
OULTON BELLE
(stm.Boat Co.
(Returned to Owners 19/6
Mr.Beran
OUR LIZZIE
Bob Leach & Son
Released 3.6.40
OUR MAGGIE
Re-allocated Special
(Admiralty Service (6A)
A.P.S.
H.Payne
ONA II
Prepared but did not go
PROSPERITY (WY59)
T.Eglon
to Dunkirk.
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PROVIDER
(WY71)
E.Turner
-do-
PROGRESS
(WY72)
E.Turner
Returned to Owners
W.Walker
PROVIDENCE
Risdon Beazley
Released 1.6.40.
PALMESTON

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ESSEL
OWNER
REMARKS
VANTE
MUTT
J.Mears
Returned to owner
MYOLA
c/o Toughs
Did not go.
MONTAGUE WHALER
6th Ramsgate Scouts
No trace of return from
Dunkirk.
MARGARET MARY
G. Chantry
A.P.S.
MATA HARI
J.W. Lintott
A.P.S.
M.L. 108
?
A.P.S.
MINNEDOSA
E.F.White &
Returned to Owner 6.6.40.
A.J.Riding
damaged.
MATOYA
Lt.Cdr. Gain
Allocated to A/P.
MADAME SANSGENE
Guy Shelly
Reported lost by Owner.
MARY JANE
Lt.Col.H.S.C.
A.P.S.
Richardson
M.F.H. 4B
Messrs. Pickfords
Returned to Owners.
MAY QUEEN S.M.270
F.Leach
Returned to Owners 5.6.40.
MESORA (Wherry)
T.H.Read
Reported lost by Owner
MIRANDA No. 58 Boat
W.H. Goldsmith
Reported lost.
NAIAD ERRANT
R.K.Taylor-
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
Nightingale
NANETTE II
E.G. Baxter
T.98 Re-allocated to A.P.S.
NARCISSA
H.Allbrow
to V.A.Dover.
NAUTILUS A
J.F. Mardling
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
NEMO IV
Nemo Motor Boats
Abandoned at Dunkirk.
NEW PRINCE OF WALES
Southend Mot.Nav.Co.
Returned to Owners.
Ltd.
NEW WHITE HEATHER
J.Davis & Sons
No trace of return from
Dunkirk.
NIN
J.Emons
A.P.S.
NIRVANA
C/o Toughs
Returned to Owners
NO NAME II
Mr.Mason
A.P.S.
NORWICH BELLE
(Yarmouth & Gorleston T.98 Returned to Owners.
Stm.Boat Co.
NANCY BELLE
Mr.Wilcox
A.p.s.
NEW WINDSOR CASTLE
c/o Toughs
Returned to Owners.
OFFEMIA
J.L.Shakespeare
T.98. Returned to Owners
19/6.
OMEGA
Mr.Forman
A.P.S.
ORATAVA RX 45
H.J.Gallop
Returned to Owners 3.6.40.
ORELLANA
H.Joynson
Re-allocated to A.P.S.
OSPREY
H.M. Customs,
Prepared for Dunkirk, did
Gravesend
not go.
OULTON BELLE
Yarmouth & Gorleston T.98 Returned to Owners.
Stm. Boat Co.
OUR LIZZIE
Mr.Beran
Returned to Owners 19/6
OUR MAGGIE
Bob Leach & Son
Released 3.6.40
Re-allocated Special
Admiralty Service (6A)
ONA II
H.Payne
A.P.S.
PROSPERITY (WY59)
T.Eglon
Prepared but did not go
to Dunkirk.
PROVIDER
(WY71)
E.Turner
-do-
PROGRESS
(WY72)
E.Turner
-do-
PROVIDENCE
W.Walker
Returned to Owners
PALMESTON
Risdon Beazley
Released 1.6.40.

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VESSEL
OWNER
JTT
J.Mears
I
YOLA
% Sougho.
I
MONTAGUE WHALER
6th RAMSGATE SCOUTS
I
G.Chantry
&
MARGARET MARY
MATA HARI
J.W.LINTOTT
m
M.L. 108
?
MINNEDOSA
E.F.White &
A.J.Riding
MATOYA
Lt. Cdr. Gain
MADAME SANSGENE
Guy Shelly
MARY JANE
Lt.Col.H.S.C.
Richardson
M.F.H. 4B
Messrs.Pickfords
I
MAY QUEEN S.M.270
F.Leach
MEDORA (Wherry)
T.H.Read
MIRANDA No. 58 Boat
W.H.Goldsmith
I
C
NAIAD ERRANT
R.K.Taylor-
]
Nightingale
NANETTE II
E.G. Baxter
NARCISSA
H.Allbrow
D
NAUTILUS A
J.F.Mardling
]
DI
NEMO IV
Nemo Motor Boats
DO
NEW PRINCE OF WALES
Southend Mot.Nav.Co.
and
Ltd.
NEW WHITE HEATHER
J.Davis & Sons
]
NIN
J.Emons
NIRVANA
c/o Toughs
NO NAME II
Mr. Mason
FE
NORWICH BELLE
(Yarmouth & Gorleston
FR
(Stm. Boat Co.
NANCY BELLE
Mr.Wilcox
NEW WINDSOR CASTLE
c/o Toughs
GOP
OFFEMIA
J.L.Shakespeare
OMEGA
Mr.Forman
ORATAVA RX 45
H.J.Gallop
ORELLANA
R.Joynson
HEB
OSPREY
H.M. Customs,
HON
Gravesend
HOR
OULTON BELLE
(Yarmouth & Gorleston
(Stm. Boat Co.
OUR LIZZIE
Mr.Beran
OUR MAGGIE
Bob Leach & Son
ONA II
H. PAYNE.
JAVA
JUTL
PROSPERITY (WY59)
T.Eglon
KAAFA
PROVIDER
(WY71)
E.Turner
PROGRESS
(WY72)
E.Turner
PROVIDENCE
W.Walker
PALMESTON
Risdon Beazley

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Dynam 129. 34/0/
"9"
H.M.S. Pacific 100
Su
I have the home to Submit the
following unative of HMS. Pacefic
commissioned for 'Dyaamo'.
25 May. the
'Pacatic' was commissioned at Poole
about 1300 - proceded for
At yaranth (9.16) wes request G encher
for the
4. 26 May.
Arind Partsmath Task in Fuck
Same Nin Time heade anoughments No
and to be have for Cumpan adjustment. about
further and were available antil that
Were and were used $ de
1900 skorts as posible ares Swamp
as many and bereed that aight.
swims and procuded her Newhaver at
at 2100
2200.
Avoid Musharu 0500 and
27 May.
was requed to auchor outside At Lay 2200 there
awaiting mains
received all day orders to sail in Gurpany whi
Shin for Dora.
Secured abuffids in Davis
28 May.
Inmediately wate
Hurbur chat 0900.
for Saudbage - Sune the
anaupments Hins & be placed abroad about but
1300, before 5 proced at ace for the
accusary their avoinal received crows spection.
Jacks in Curpony cita many Hino at
about 1300. Took one a large life bralt
pan - shin Skut Who we then anlpping with asim, of
stent Vein and of was Pacific this is party :- benif belowed 5 kni anin have about at the he the White Pause. how
at Here spend is awains & hery an
Proceded for the beach Ideas were
straight C/C Guld has
hail, In nituition are is live is Put 9 auchor.
Here Me Guamanding them was a Perius