tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2248495924893669526..comments2024-03-28T19:58:31.110-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Remembering the "Little Ships"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-88356575441789273552015-05-26T05:51:09.969-05:002015-05-26T05:51:09.969-05:00The ship that took my father off Dunkirk was the S...The ship that took my father off Dunkirk was the Scotia, a ferry which operated from Holyhead to Dublin. My father had volunteered in 1939 and was sent to France with the B.E.P. He was from South Yorkshire and had never been out of the county, or shire, before. Later on, commissioned and part of the 14th Army in India, he met my mother, who was born in Holyhead. <br /><br />They are both buried in the Catholic cemetery in Holyhead.Timbonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60393711354388954762015-05-25T08:05:19.119-05:002015-05-25T08:05:19.119-05:00What was done then was a miraculous accomplishment...What was done then was a miraculous accomplishment...<br />For those who've never watched it here's a link to the movie "Dunkirk"...it's old of course but rather good none the less<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJGxT0HsO8ASport Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862280966739841769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20289056343235848442015-05-25T02:55:15.809-05:002015-05-25T02:55:15.809-05:00My father was on one of those ships, a ferry boat ...My father was on one of those ships, a ferry boat from north Wales which was sunk on the next trip.Timbotoonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76613759415215735672015-05-24T19:06:42.538-05:002015-05-24T19:06:42.538-05:00One of the participants in that was Charles Lighto...One of the participants in that was Charles Lightoller, who was one of the very few who were allowed to run their own boat during the action. Most of them were taken over by RN personnel for the temporary job.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundowner_%28yacht%29<br /><br />For those who don't recognize the name:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_LightollerWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722792638246578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-13756680502462733982015-05-24T17:35:48.942-05:002015-05-24T17:35:48.942-05:00I read that after Churchill delivered his
last &qu...I read that after Churchill delivered his<br />last "we shall fight them" line and the <br />mike was off he said, <br /><br />"But I don't know what we shall fight <br />them with."<br /><br />American civilians supplied some of their private arms to help out. The British<br />government was supposed to have promised<br />to return the arms to those who <br />donated them at the end of the war.<br />Instead, I read, most were dumped into the sea. <br /><br />A few came back and one was the <br />subject of an article in The American<br />Rifleman several years ago. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8544382442166833342015-05-24T17:34:52.364-05:002015-05-24T17:34:52.364-05:00Amen to that! An amazing set of acts by 'civil...Amen to that! An amazing set of acts by 'civilians'!!! Had that not been done, England would have probably lost.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81801450058575884232015-05-24T16:26:19.179-05:002015-05-24T16:26:19.179-05:00Then, exactly one year later (28-31 May 1941), the...Then, exactly one year later (28-31 May 1941), the Royal Navy was conducting yet another evacuation, this time from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Crete" rel="nofollow">Crete</a>.AuricTechhttp://aurictech.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com