1950: Dunkirk: A Personal Perspective - Margate Lifeboats
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On 30 May 1940, the lifeboat crews of Margate were called into action to rescue troops from Dunkirk. Coxswain ED Parker recollects how his men went straight from their favourite pub to the hellish waters of Dunkirk, where they helped to take soldiers out to the ships. Their passengers included wounded servicemen from a nearby hospital and one traveller whose presence was rather more unexpected.
This recording was made for the programme Dunkirk: A Personal Perspective, but not included in the transmission. It may not have been broadcast before, either in part or in its entirety.
Originally broadcast on 4 May 1950.