Tigers at Dunkirk by Matthew Richardson

Author:Matthew Richardson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781783033515
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2013-05-22T07:00:00+00:00

Travelling by lorry, mostly at night, we eventually reached the outskirts of Dunkirk. I had never heard of the place previously. I know we passed through Poperinghe and Armentières – all heavily bombed. Large oil tanks at Dunkirk were ablaze, planes were bombing and there were fires all around. The lorries were put out of action and we went into the town, picking our way through the rubble with telephone lines dangling everywhere. We managed to get into a cellar where we stayed throughout the day. At night we were told to get down to the ‘Mole’ where we might get a ship. I remember passing a NAAFI store where we were told to help ourselves to cigarettes – everyone smoked in those days and I brought 400 Gold Flake back with me! We managed to get on a ship called the Mona’s Isle – an Isle of Man ferry. We crowded on and it was standing room only and no life-jackets! I remember a sailor giving me some fried tomatoes which tasted lovely and we set sail from Dunkirk just before dawn.

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