Island Traffic - 34

I m liking these muchly.

The Nemo was also at Dunkirk.

Thank you - Nemo is not on the adls site list, they would be intersted to know any details. I know that all boats from Scilly were ordered for duty under Admiralty.

I could be completely mistaken but I seem to recall Jeff Thompson telling me that when he returned from WW2, after serving in Harry Tate’s Navy, the Nemo was purchased and brought down from somewhere along the South Coast.

I was under the impression that Nemo was bought before WWII by Vernon and Jeff, operated by young Frank. Alf Jenkins reckons that it was then that they were all called up . He also states that some went to Dunkirk, but no one yet has identified which ones. After all it was a blanket order, no choice was involved. They had a lower length requirement though. Interesting question this - one I must follow through.

I must be wrong. Alf Jenkin is an authority, Scillonian born and bred.

Something I need to follow through, as it appears on the face of it that nothing is written. I must try and contact Roger Banfield again, I hope they have something on record.

Scillonian boatman Gerald Thompson is retiring and this interesting article is athttp://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/End-82-year-boating-dynasty/story-13807969-detail/story.html

Thankyou for the story link, my mother was a Thompson