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water

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medley

Mulberry’ passed safety?

a U.S.A.

soldiers,

with

far

only

Arromanches

2$, Mulberry the

the We and

in

were were and beaches seven

I many

the

cannot

how

months, in

been

Irom

depended on

built sites

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to transport,

is plus

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the

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feverish

that

they

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is

not

was practically

of

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sailed work.

a

of

an Mulberry,

ends. his France

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been

answers

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jeopardised.

fruit. storms says

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secrecy

swept

was for rushed and part

broadcast

broadcast. that

the -

construction great

had

story For (which the

called

reach

rich the

joined

great

became

had cold,

and

its

Mulberry

share

book, their a

being greatly

single

their it thousands

labour

in Calvados great On a on assemble, from

Thames, bore and

a

which

France, complain, hear.

harbour assembling,

Being

in

years

z

their Monday’s

harbour

for programme, of the harbour

opposition? this been

to about the

months in and

severely

harbours

the

skill, many

will

sailed cement though

hours and

skilled

by of

achievement.

shared

the the

ashore on that across

forty here properly

six had slowly, span

‘—the

of

of the

erry. secretly.

and

Dover

of of bring

story.

and proud

part they intense so

who long

even

for much

the

back to

of

end’

The suffered

be berry armada British cover

lives the of

Harbour so

construct Will

them

story steel stepped sheltered England,

it

material gale

into perhaps,

those

think size

Mut bombings

had to

the shortage second grown and

is of

enterprise of toiling face u planning great realise,

the

enemy producer The with

war.

make

ean A

of

should we a of’ the mighty

in

laboured that the

partly of

the

had the to

soldier

the

a know?

the will effort

tools,

nor and Coast do

There summer B,

construct sentence

in

crammed

and each

story of

day

of planted a

about

invasion,

all, to medley which

workmen sailing be

quantities

1944, challenge: they

which Allied outline listeners Nor

helped

a

Mulberry installed

by

forcing enemy

British the South

worst

time. and

of 6,

author the that

can

and

ports,

the the bring be

team their of them

course of

idea

Mulberry men the of the

the

listen

is

to shortage

generously

to

British all June

effort homes, than

of

the the

already 13 e they

lightly.

before

great

With millionth

build)

achievement’ prodigious Britain,

they

On

Does

a

That

Many

paragraph,

product

McGivecn, accepted complete to

success and of their of Coast, above more programme, ways B. Can the were plus But Normandy. doned. soon ___ much which helped

a tribute as a over of

a laboured

British

in

of

as

the in

the in

out

for

for the

used. lost. The

suc and

story

were

and separ

beach,

rough.

which

heroic

‘starred’

harbour

into purpose

and method

was

a

there Nazaire,

this and the industry

were Occupied

a

the

quantities

night,

was Quebec

one-and-a- to Operations

considered.

yards effort team struggled the

France. the

St.

Britain demands harbours, of

of

in

and

on months

them Struggling the

and

board

of

built, doing

at was

even

programme British

into

that water possible nervously-puffed

Fifty ended. our two great

with anxiously six held

British experimenting, of gigantic sky, story

on

battered

Great

a

for as of

broke shores the ninety-minute the

of install

Combined

of 1943

had

closer. shores 1943 the

bottom

the the

of of

sailed

was

Europe

learned Only

of

stared Commandos

tell; the

planned, in outlines.

and

and

soon chalked

high throughout

the butts sea method hauled and

harbour,

raid

which

part

to until

its

a

conference story, as on a product

Guernsey.

to

was

soldier

the the

Monday’s feet rooms were

a in

going

men

sailors shore, staffs.

lessons of often not

darkened Minister planning, it Har

September on

were

story

to

Stalingrad

of

great

raids

evolve

re-entering Build

the

of In

with

a and was historic main as

still Normandy

three from attempts Europe

their

overturned. one—were sketch

slid

that bitter Britain ‘of

Island it

Commando To

safely British Prime e

of army

or the and millionth

the .., It lies

is in

introduces day, conference

of A

into piled

years

and but at

the in only

But

the

waves

guns It

the launch

_.ij_____

1940 defined.

the means idea.

tells,

D-Day—how

Dunkirk

decision.

town

after thundered

can

T by

launch stepped beaches back were

long

the unpublicised taken zr4 ‘was

.28,

of on

was

Bren

dinghy.

July moments

1942 U.S.A.

where that

covered

Britain.

the tremendous

get

Day

a guns

and tirnt every was

England.

Europe. McGIVERN 1943

in plus

four possible

in

motor tables

to

the two and to B many in

inevitable

the

soldiers—all Mulberry

that in

smoke

D.

fulfilment. for

was France

Europe of

radio away,

prevented disappointment, in

the

for

Precious

showed

‘Mulberry’ night CECIL every to and their

on 1941

the them

empty. those decision

of

a of implement

on Front entailed them as Called

In

and

assembled

headed

surf sail

ated to

N darkness

brilliant which Mulberry

determine

final

Hoardings 1944,

exhausted while

never simple

hours water.

t>tsident

continent

gateways

its reach

a

re-entering

In Between To

stores

A

The Second

O

White to waves the The launch born called of Harbour

half us the cessfully suffering, just/September Dieppe, Europe. granted were ash-trays

cigarettes ruin. of a Britain, safe

of

:::jjj’JJJJThWJJ ______I? LOCAL MAJOR’S BRAINS BEhIND. INVASiON HARBOURS e MAJOR RESIDENT. I I’LB.E. FOR LYMPSHAM A coinc’idental feature connected eldest s6n of Mulbe Major A. H. Beckett, with Major Beckett’s share of the work H. Beckett, of Rigger Seaman Mit .and Mrs. G. W. been was that his brother, ( House Lvmpsham. has E. W. ,Beckett, returned home from Worthy br his pat’t in the to join the awarded the M.B. pre- three years overseas service and erecting of the ‘DOVCT Patrol which was then engaged Anch designing harboyi, which fabricated” MulberrY” ‘° Sweeping the channel of the debris of Europe possible construction V. C. made the invasion “Major 1cau’ed by the harbour’s ‘1OLONEL states: Mrs. Beckett, who were ) Uttleover, tol The official citation Ever.all. Mr. and assitaflt to Lt.-Col. bombed out of London in 1941, have a Londoi Beckett. as of the de- Inventors in responsible for many 1daughter Desiree, who is a Company the Admiralty’s pro was equipment He has is with tails of the Whales en- 1Sgt.-Major in the A.T.S. She berry harbour. shown great a searchlight battery, and last year thusiasm in the devotion to giving e has, Was given a certificate for He was work, and She has been in the A.T.S for Major A. the field Uty. behalf of during ix years and has always been stationed of Ruskin-road, trials of the equip- won to n the East Coast. Mr. Beckett Kent, whose claim ment, brought the war for bravery sound he MM. in last heard In connection bear much .inder fire in France, and is a member experience. He has they left “kite ‘ anchor used val- of the Home Guard. Before also, rendered he and Mrs. Beckbtt were berry harbour for t] service on London both uable doing valuable work, Mr. Backett as of France, the Mulberry . Warden, and Mrs. Beckett as a vol CoY. Steer-Webstei site be acting as scheme, repre- untary helper in the evacuation one of the chief desli War Office to all parts of the and ad- escorting oarties harbour, told the sentative West Courtry. fröix viser to D. Tn. 2tst that a directive Army Group on chill that floating echnicl jratters effective moorings connected with the designed was issued the equipment. He travelled over on Q ii’ e b e c first Whale bridge tow.” Admiralty were to is tM official code word for AWARD Whae stages EAST HAM BOY’S moorings. the floating piers and landing FORMER in engineei’ing. He — — honours connect the harbour itself with Royal Engineers in PORTSMOUTH which flexible entered the the beaches. They have to be His brother is Rigger “Although the roll with the i HARB1TRSVU 1941. R.N. enough to rise, fall ad INvAo’o S.ma.ii E. W. Bcckett were In the han sufficiently strong to is Co. tide, and yet that a former and his sister Desiree Admiralty I was far war material. It is revealed a A.T.S. The:r carry tons of Sergt.Major in the fled with the soli at His designing won the M.M. in the latt. Probably Experimented prominent part In the father Hs.m gested,” he said. “S of the pre-Ya.rl- war. Before ieo.ving East Lympsham home, a erection an AR.?. war- It was questioned al Mulberry harbour which Ms. Beekebi was was engaged on plan cated invasion 01 Mrs. Beckett was a ferences by the Prh Major Becket made possible the den, and “Mulberry” rigI srom its con helper with the evac whether this moon . voluntary ning former Europe. cepsion, and naturally as a awarded tahon of the children. had been overcome.’ he was concerned with The M.B.E. has been bridge engineer Beckelt, who, — When trials we. in vhich bridge work was to Major A. H. the port.ons to It.-Coi. Eyeful. Portsmouth with fib: necessary. Some of the planning was “es a&sistnflt the Lymp for many of waters, a type of as probably done in his home in was reaponsible equip usei ouote his mother “He details of the Whales’ as C.Q.R. was sham; where, to citation also states: wli bring .work home while on leave, ment.” The Steer-Webster, would doing. shown great enthusiasm ta the War but we had no idea what he was ‘He has during the model wouldn’t breathe a in the work, and has About a week la and. of course, he ike eqrnpmeLt field trials of MajorBeckett cam word.” bear much sound ax He was constntly.v,isitiflg the various ‘brought to rendered his office and said were being perience. He has aso sai firms where the materials on the Mulberry Don t argue your anchor prob supervise the work, valuable service put together to acting as War Office This is the finest a the harbour was in process ‘B.’ site by to and while of and adVis& world.” of construction on the French side roprmeafiative Group on Churcniii to and fro so D. Tn. 21st AnnY He produced a the channel, he was flown matters connected contact with both ends technical must be drawings of the ar as to keep in equipment. He travelied ‘Problem Some gf the early tests were with bridge was later used IC of the job. one on the first Whale carried out in Scotland, and on over solved’ harbour. Major Beckeit personally tow.” elder son on He (witness) occas.on a Major Beekett is the The Royal Commission drove a Canadian locomotive across G. W. If. told experiments and 10 test it. of Mr. and Mrs. Awards to Inventors were portion of the equipment to were bombed out wartime kite anchor held, sprang up and Beckett, atib in London to-day that a During the gale which hoide at Mon tpeiier Churchill led C.Q.R. dragged. of the Mutberry equip of the1’ 1941, and message from Mr. wrecked much gardens. East Ham. in Mulberry “We got Lord I in {he early •stages of the liar House, to the invention of the ment now reside at Worthy by batten to appi construct on, many of the cais is 30, stat led harbour “Kite” anchor bour’s were iymsharn. ‘ He of Ruskin. Admiralty tactful sons and much other material at Central Park Major A. H. Beckett, an anchor which choolmg East Kent. The that the War Office saved bX the use 0.. School. end then went to Road, Belvedere. Major Beckett des.gned. Gmmmar School. He was is the subject of a c1aim over the Admiralt Ham anchor said ,Parliament. ‘eader of the 25th (S Major Beckett. anchoring,” Demonstratedto troop ‘Scout by said: Gcorgesl East Hem For the major it was- Webster. Afterthe completion of his also a Rover Scout. with a Commissiol with Gene Troop, and The story really starts The Major Beckett went through Proceeding from the Groin- Churchillian Army to Belgium London minute in typically r until to-day. eral Demoseys 2nd tO the back to mar SchoOl saying. Footnote: It wa and beyond, but was called he graduated with language, and Parliament, by University, “‘They must float up last month that help demonstrate, to anchor ecnstructed by Mrs. with the tide. The sion had awarded C means of models down Let me Lancaster, the functioning and nethods problem must be solved. Webster £1,000 construction of “Mulberry.” have the best possible solution. recognition of his of matter. This talented officer, who is only O, Don’t argue about the flexible concrete r with honours as an engineer will argue for to get J graduated on The difficulties “runways” London Uni’.erty -f ws D-Di Scorn Steel ,truC Urc., ashore In the the staff of Messrs. the and later entered Ltd., for a time, volunteered of Supply. He Miiusr’ hte Royal En for the Army, entering - gineers n’194l. - , .

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•, - • -

C’1

C1.

ashore in the D-Day landings.

ClIIr “runways” to get Army vehicles

flexible concrete mats used

as

for argue

recognition tion. of his

- invention of

matter. he

his get

inven for

will Beckett

Webster £1,000

tax free In

solution. te

Major

compensation

what

sion had

awarded

Colonel Steer-

me Let id.

to

are decide Commission

The

last

month

the that Commis

anchor The

position.

in

Footnote:

It

was

announced

and up t

harbours Mulberry the in ways to-day. until

road

the hold to

was job Their

The Commission adjourned .hurchillian

£100,000. cost at of Webster. a made total a with irts

-were

thnn of 2,400 About anchoring,” said Col. Steer-

was-

said:

anchor.

the invented he when

the over Admiralty

problem

of

officer a serving

was eogineer,

the that

War were Office

taking claim a of

a civil now

Beckett, Major

Admiralty tactfully and say ent. Thei

Monday.

batten to

approach

the Ruskin of I

be

on heard

will The claim

We got Lord Louis Mount- by

nchor

vedere,

Kent.

C.Q.R.

dragged. Mulberry S

Bel Ruskin-road, of Beokett,

kite anchor held, iurchill

where the led

A.

H.

of on MaJor behalf

experiments a

and that wartime found

the

Inventors

to Awards

on mission

He (witness) told

were out

carried Royal Com the before

claim

harbour. fission

on

of - - a hearing the for House

later was for used Mulberry Somerset. to It b.en.taken has

of drawings the anchor, which

roadways.”

mooring

He st a be produced

model work. and the

harbour

Mulberry for anchor

to

on put expressly

was moment world,” is

“kite title

and official its

that from but

drawings, original

is the This

finest in

anchor the

Normandy,

in landing D-Day

and model

his out

turned

he

when-

the

your

possible anchor make to helped solved. problem It

time the at invention

an such ing

his and office “There said: it appears. as is otis

mak for responsibility no

had He

- said

,

to Bcckett Major came

him In

danger- as not is weapon” success.

unqualified

About a week said, lie later,

was an

and Mulberry. for clusively

“mystery But

the

to the model War ex Office. used was anchor The tirgent.

it was vitally when operations a Steer-Webster, Rouse. set war took who

the in stage

a at

anchor kite the

as was C.Q.R. used, said Col.

Somer of

courtyard the

designed

initiative, own his on had,

a

waters,

of type anchor

known

ton, lying in a of quarter

claimant that said

Russell Mr.

Portsmouth break floating with

a

than more weighing

Success A

were at trials When held

a monster contraption, been had overcome.”

selves.” •

this whether

problem

mooring

handle to

refused porters

them- for

argue will

difficulties •

B

Prime by ferences

the Minister

dangerous, be to

The

matter. the about

argue

-

was at questioned con many It

Don’t

solution. possible best the it appeared ECAIJSE

he

said.

gested,” “Subsequently

have me Let be solved.

must

lem

with the sug fied solutions Reporter

“Star prob anchor The tide. the with

Admiralty from far was I down satis up

and float must They

the the In were of hands

DEVICE declares: minute

“Although moorings the

Beaches.’ of the users for ‘Piers

Headed language. Churchfflian PORTSMOUTH TRIALS

minute a typically in With starts

V D-DA

moorings really “The Commission: story

the

Admiralty to were the design told Beckett, Major

representing

Q b u K.C., Russell, c Charles Hon. e e The Conference. The

engineer. civil a as practice was designed the at issued first

WAS

private

in now

and .War Office

Ijqt

must effective moorings be

the of o1 Division Transport the

that chill piers floating with

formerly Eeckett, by claim Major

a

directive that

Mr. from

Chur a of is ‘MONSTER subject the

anchor The

‘

harbour, the told Commission

Kent.

Belvedere,

the of one chief of designers the

Ruskin-road, of

A.

Beckett, H.

Col. Steer-Webster, was who

Major by anchor “kite” Harbour

France. of

Mulberry the of invention to the

berry

harbour the

for

Invasion

led

had Churchill Mr.

from

sage

-

anchor kite

In used

the Mul

‘

mes wartime a

that

to-day

told

heard in

connection with

the

were Strand, House,

Somerset at

whose was claim

being Kent,

sitting

Inventors, 4’ to Awards

of Ruskin-road, Belvedere,

THE

on

Commission

Royal of behalf Major H. A. Beckett, I

He

was evidence giving on

- ANCHOR MtLBERR.Y’

harbour. berry

Admiralty’s the the problems regarding the of

Mul mooring CLAIMS FOR

.EX-MAJOR

in Inventors London of the how solved yesterday Army one

.j on the Littleover, Royal told Commission to Awards

(IOLONEL C. V. STEER-WEBSTER, of Hall, Blagreaves

SOLVED Anchor BE TO Problem

HAD

-PROBLEM -, Mulberry Harbour

r

MAJOR’S INVENTION CLAIM

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£1,250 For ‘Kite’ ]J1AJOR A. H. BEVKErr. LVI 41, Ru:kin-road, Belvedere, inventor of the “kite “ anchor used in mooring Mulberry Said during the invasion of Don’tArgue, Ilartiout Fiance, has been awarded £1,250, free of tax, by the Royal Com mission on Awards. This is little enough, indeed to my mind it savours of meajnness, Churchill for when he has settled hi solicitor’s and counsel’s fees Maior Beckctt will havo little JelL However, I have no doubt that I çf CLAIM all MULBERRY what matters to him most of Churchill said is to have his claim recognised. THE story of when Mr A civil epginecr by profeaIon, the Chief of Com he was serving in the Royal “Don’t argue” to Engineers uhen ho solved the Operations was told to the Royal problem which led to Mr. bined Churchill’s minute: “Don’t arue

in . . Commission on Awards to Inventors about the matter . . the dill] Somerset House today. culties will argue for themselves.” Major A. H. Beckett, of Ruskin-road, Belvedere, ‘i% •i’ Kent, asked for an award for his invention of the kite Keeu Yachtsman anchor used in mooring Mulberry Harbour during the IJtflf Major’s hobby is yachting, I indeed he was keen on thisi invasion of France. boy. £Lis Com pastime even as a His counsel, Mr Charles Russell, KC, told the mother tells me he made the lug- really starts with a minute in sail for hi8 first boat, which gave mission : “The story pleasure. language. him many hours of typical Churchullian pro - J Russell, before read His second yacht, perhaps, Mr vided more thrills, but was a ing the minute, said: “wet” ship, and eventually he goti “The minute was Written by rid of her and secured the Bonita, Mr Churchil] to the Chief of in which h0 made Erith yachting .—c Combined Operations in the! history. grimmest period of the war, in. A member of Erith Yacht Club “p1 ‘- 1942, when already he was since 11137, Major Beckett spends planning for invasion. the majority of week-ends afloat; piers must itmdeed, he looks on motor-cars as “He wrote ‘The from float up and down with the mnirely a means to get must• place rapidly, preferring. ‘ tide. The anchor problem place to me have the more leisurely gait of the b solved. Let the all best possible solution. Don’t wind-driven craft—although k. “—tN matter. The sailormen know only too well the argue about the and difficulties will argue tot them need for qukk thought selves.’” mental agility off-sets the bodily The kite anchors, which leisure, weighed six cwt each and for which the War Office paid1 £100,090 for the 2,400 bought. Memorable Cruise were, said Mr Russell. “ a com I first heard mention WJHEN c :‘- plete, absolute and unqualified TV of the Royal Commission J success. They did a crucial hearing his claim, the name lob.” Beckett seemed to ring a bell,, but Major Beckeft sat in the timo before I con scale it was some courtroom playing with a nected it with t lie yachtsman who model of his invention in a 2ft at Ostend Regatta hearing.: made history sand table during the last year. Major Bcckctt, in the course oi a two-weeks’ cruise, sailed into , Ostend, to flbd the port gaily k bedecked with flags and bunting. ‘ijr, ‘Major’s idea and for tio It was their regatta -: 1 days of unadulterated glory Bonds was the only English %ç earns £1,250 yacht in the regatta, with the flag flying A. Erith Yacht club Major H. Beckeit, of Ruskin her mast, road, Belvedere, Kent, proudly from was yester Beckeft day granted £1,250 tax-free for his This cruise won Major of 0 the yacht club’s “Henriette” Cup invention the kite anchor used he to moor the Mulberry Harbour pon for the best log, Last season toons. also won the “Hansen” Cup in rhinir— The Hon. Charles Russell, K.C,, been made the Qtzeenbnrough Ha - Award of £1,250 has this year, who represented Major Beckett Beckett, of Belve Erith rae” and, in May to Major A. H. an the combined handicap race before the Royal Commission on Kent, for designing won Awards to dere in over the club’s circular course. Inventors, said Malor anchor for mooring pontoons Beckett went to work on his idea Harbour. after this minute from Mr. Mulberry Churchill “The pontoons must goat up and down with the tide. The .—a. anchor problem must be solved. £1,250 for Inventor,—Maj, A. H. Don’t argue. The difficulties will Belvedere, argue for themselves.” Beckett, of Ruskin-road, Kent, has been awarded £1,250 for I About 2,400 of the anchors were kite anchors used for frmade at a his design of cost of £100,000. mooring pontoons In Mulberry Harbour, r ‘ ite• H. BEtKE7!1, in-road, Belvedere, “kite” anchor .ooring Mulbeiry the invasion of awarded £l,2O, ‘ the Royal Corn enough, indeed to yours of meruness, has settled his t counsels fees will have littl& left. ye no doubt that o him most of all Dlalm recognised. ieee by profession, ig in the Royal’ m he solved th’ ‘I led Co Mr. oLe; “Don’t aruc er . . . . the difli e for themselves.” ztsman hobby is yachting, was keen on ttiis as a boy. His she made the lug-, boal, which gave rs of pleasure. acht, perhaps, pro irills, but was a I eventually lie got !ecured the Bonita, 1] i.de EriCh yachting.

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