During 26/02/1940 and 28/07/1940 Ajax underwent a refit at Chatham following her action at the River Plate. A proportion of the crew were retained, presumably for security, guard duties & maintenance whilst others were either reassigned or redrafted.
The Ajax diary makes no mention of that period.
Roll of Honour
For Ajax there are a probable six crew dying during the operation.
Saturday 1st June 1940
Dunkirk evacuation, operation Dynamo (Ajax under repair)
MCINALLY John Edward: Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 171498, Missing presumed killed, age 22.
Sunday 2 June 1940
Dunkirk evacuation, operation Dynamo
DAVEY John Gauthrope: Able Seaman, C/JX 150882, Missing presumed killed, age 20.
WRAGG Lawrence Walter: Ordinary Seaman, C/JX 153502, Missing presumed killed, age 19.
PARSONS John Henry Bickerseth: Leading Seaman, C/JX 127584, Missing presumed killed, age 29.
Thursday 27 June 1940
ELEMS William A.: Able Seaman, C/J 44538, died, age unknown. (Believed as a result of Dunkirk evacuation)
Sunday 30 June 1940
SIMPSON William Ernest: Petty Officer Sick Berth, C/MX 45734, died, age 32. (Believed as a result of Dunkirk evacuation)