MEDWAY QUEEN WEST
(Formerly Reading Support Group)
(Formerly Reading Support Group)
HMS Medway Queen - Memories of Dunkirk
Although the Ramsgate events have been cancelled, the planned Medway Queen Memories of Dunkirk book is going ahead. It has been funded by "Medway Queen - West" and can be purchased direct from the author or through the online shop and Medway Queen Visitor Centre.
"HMS Medway Queen - Memories of Dunkirk" - Available April 2020
The book is roughly A5 size, 76 pages, with a cover price of £8. It mostly contains personal recollections by those who were there. We are fortunate that no less than 3 members of the crew were taking photographs at that time. The First Lieutenant took some, which we have courtesy of the PSPS Collection. Two others, Eric Woodroffe and Roger Matthews, gave their material to the Medway Queen Preservation Society many years ago. Included in the book are the captain’s “narrative log” sent to the admiralty, extracts from a diary kept by one of the crew and accounts by Thomas Russell (ship’s cook) and John Graves (1st Lieutenant) printed in full. Personal recollections from other crew members and the troops who were evacuated by HMS Medway Queen give the further detail to the story. We have a Foreword written by the grandson of the captain at Dunkirk and numerous accounts and information contributed by the descendants of both crew and troops. |
"HMS Medway Queen - Memories of Dunkirk" is available through the online shop (click button, below) or you can order signed copies direct from the author by sending a UK bank cheque for £9.80 (including UK P&P), payable to "R Halton", to 2 Drury Close, Hook, Royal Wootton Bassett SN4 8EL, Proceeds will still go to Medway Queen.
For overseas postage at cost and any other queries contact Richard by email: richardhalton1502@gmail.com
For overseas postage at cost and any other queries contact Richard by email: richardhalton1502@gmail.com