Extract from Diary of
148724 Edwin Richard George Quittenton
1901-1967
1940
May 13th - Left England for france
May 14th - Arrived Le Harve
May 15th - To Nantes stayed at Fougeres
May 16th - Arrived Nantes
May 17th - Report to H.Q.
May 18th - Return to Le Harve
May 19th - Arrived at Le Harve
May 20th - Left for Rhieme, Arrived Abbeville
May 21st - Arrived at Rhiems, Machined gunned
May 22nd - Back to Abbeville
May 23rd - Bombed out of Abbeville Station
May 24th - Arrived at Rouen
May 25th - Bombed and Machined gunnd at Rouen
May 26th - Bombed at Le Harve
May 27th - At Villaville
May 28th - At Hornfleur, Bombed and Machined gunned
May 29th - Remes
May 30th - At Nantes Chateau until June 5th
June 5th - St Nazare and la baule
June 6th - Pornichet to Nantes Chateau
June 8th - Villaville, Bombed and Machine gunned
June 9th - Villaville, Bombed and on to grandville, Bombed again
June 10th - Grandville to Remes
June 11th - Remes H.Q.
June 12th - Remes H.Q. Bombed then to Nantes
June 13th - Nantes to Remes then back again
June 14th - Nantes H.Q. and Chateau
June 15th - Evacuation? to where?
June 16th - St Nazarre, Bombed and Machine gunned
June 17th - Docks at St Nazarre. On Ship SS. Lancastria, Ship Bombed and sank. I survived wounded
June 18th - Put aboard The Ononsay reached Plymouth at night
June 19th - Arrived London, Croydon.
Copyright H G Quittenton 2000