Which Boat
Tue, 15/11/2011 - 12:19
Is there any way of linking a particular evacuee with a particular boat ? My father Jack Lugg was rescued from Dunkirk and it would be fantastic to identify and possibly visit the boat which brought him to safety.Were names chaecked when troops climbed on board ?
Peter Lugg
Dear Peter,
It is extremely unlikely to be able to identify a vessel with a particular person rescued from Dunkirk. The ones that we do know of is usually because the person in question remembers the name of the boat that rescued him. Most were just too glad to get across the Channel to worry about the name of the boat. Also remember that the vast majority were brought back by the Royal Navy destroyers and cross channel ferries.
Richard Basey, Commodore ADLS.