- Contributed byÌý
- royg567
- People in story:Ìý
- Harry Greason
- Location of story:Ìý
- Dunkirk
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A2317097
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 19 February 2004
My father used to relate this story about being picked up from the beach at Dunkirk. He was wading out to a rescue boat and the water was up to his chest. The boat appeared to be turning away so he held up a bottle of wine to attract their attention. He said that the bottle of wine was the reason they came back to pick him up.
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