r hodgson Wrote:
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> My father was also aboard HMS Greyhound when she
> was evacuating members of the BEF
> from the beaches south of Dunkirk in May 1940 and
> was wounded in the attack that caused many
> casualties and that put the ship out of action (
> she had to be towed to Dover).
> It seems unclear if the ship was hit by an
> aircraft attack or shore fire.
> My father was always very grateful to the navy for
> resciung him on that day.