The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | Image Details Name Batt, Thomas Reginald Dumaresq Rank: Captain Regiment: Head Quarters 1 Guards Brigade Coldstream Guards Theatre of Combat or Operation: British Expeditionary Force 1939-40 Award: Military Cross Date of Announcement in London Gazette: 27 August 1940 HQ 1st Guards Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 1 Corps Captain Thomas Reginald Dumaresq BATT For conspicuous gallant and devotion to duty in May and June 1940 throughout the withdrawal from the R. DYLE, especially on the night of 2/3 June 1940, when he helped to organise the withdrawal of the last remaining British troops on the beaches at DUNKIRK with such skill that the final evacuation was carried out almost without loss. Captain BATT remained on the Mole to the last directing traffic with a megaphone and setting a magnificent example of calmness and courage. Signed Brigadier M. Beckwith-Smith