The Last Boat Home

by Robert E. Lee

These are the war memoirs of Gil Mock, as told to his son-in-law, Robert E. Lee. 1940 - Sapper Gilbert Mock, British Expeditionary Force is ordered to blow up a bridge over the River Somme. Why? To buy time for over 300,000 of his comrades to be evacuated from the beaches of Dunkirk. Today, this necessary rearguard action fought by men like Gil is largely overlooked whenever the remarkable events of Operation Dynamo are celebrated, but many were killed or spent the next five years in prisoner of war camps. Gil, however, despite his parents receiving a 'missing in action, believed dead' telegram from the War Office, made an eventful 350 mile journey (despite his bad feet!) to St Malo and the Last Boat Home.

86 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

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Reviews

[Sean Smart]

A good little history of one man's experience in the Army, the start of the war and during the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, written by the son in law about his father in law serving in the Royal Engineers, and self published.

[Chloe Ford]

Glad that this life story was preserved for future generations and I am grateful to all those that gave sacrifice.