Gareth Davies Posted 17 April Share Posted 17 April What would Eric (later Sir Eric) have done in his role of DD Ducks to Wedgwood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 17 April Admin Share Posted 17 April Hopefully he didn't feed them bread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14276265 Posted 17 April Share Posted 17 April Asking for Kirkpatrick to be appointed DD Docks, under Brig. Gen. R L Wedgwood, Railway Operating Division, France. Wedgwood was also Director of Railway Transport, January-October 1916. The Railways ran the loading and unloading at the quays of the various ports on both sides of the Channel, while the Admiralty were responsible for the water traffic while underway. ROD, France, was responsible for unloading ships and loading the trains at Dieppe, Boulogne, Rouen, &c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 17 April Share Posted 17 April (edited) There was a Ducks Maritime Section (DMS) long before the cross-channel RO-RO service started from Richborough Port , Kent. Specially trained ducks were "recruited" so to speak (or quack) to tow specially constructed barges across the channel so as to avoid German submarines. This, of course, was a state secret until the beginning of 1918. It was called Operation Eiderdown. Edited 17 April by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Davies Posted 17 April Author Share Posted 17 April 15 minutes ago, Terry_Reeves said: There was a Ducks Maritime Section (DMS) long before the cross-channel RO-RO service started from Richborough Port , Kent. Specially trained ducks were "recruited" so to speak (or quack) to tow specially constructed barges across the channel so as to avoid German submarines. This, of course, was a state secret until the beginning of 1918. It was called Operation Eiderdown. That made me chuckle. 37 minutes ago, 14276265 said: Asking for Kirkpatrick to be appointed DD Docks, under Brig. Gen. R L Wedgwood, Railway Operating Division, France. Wedgwood was also Director of Railway Transport, January-October 1916. The Railways ran the loading and unloading at the quays of the various ports on both sides of the Channel, while the Admiralty were responsible for the water traffic while underway. ROD, France, was responsible for unloading ships and loading the trains at Dieppe, Boulogne, Rouen, &c. Aha. For 'Ducks' read 'Docks'. And for 'to' read 'under'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry_Reeves Posted 17 April Share Posted 17 April (edited) Gareth Sir Eric Geddes, a civilian transportation expert, was appointed to re-organise transportation services on the Western Front, and made a very good job he made of it. :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Geddes TR Edited 17 April by Terry_Reeves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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