Lewis, Maurice Edgar (Torpedo Gunner) Accession Number: PR00399
Description
Letter written by Maurice Lewis, an Australian serving aboard HMS Broke, vividly describing the evacuations of allied troops and civilians from St Valery and Brest, France, and demolition of a sinking ship and demolition work carried out in Brest. Describes air attacks, casualties, attitude of French civilians and Polish brigade fighting the rearguard at Brest, anti-submarine patrols, Atlantic patrolling and rescue and convoy escort. It contains a vivid description of the rescue of civilians from a burning convoy vessel probably HMS Comorin.
Details
Accession Number
PR00399
Maker
Maurice Edgar Lewis
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1940
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Provenance
AWM371 94/0348
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright