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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMINSTER | 1 | Remained at UPMINSTER. Rejoined 159 Inf Bde | |
| 2 | Advance continued under comd 159 Bde; 3 MON and 2 F & F Yeo leading. Move to West of LE BENY BOCAGE. | ||
| 2 | 1800 | Bn reached LE COISSEL. | |
| LE COISSEL | 3 & 4 | Quiet. No enemy activity. | |
| -do- | 5 | Enemy shelling and mortaring commences. Capt B.K. Reynolds (MON) killed. | |
| Lt J.J. How (SWB) wounded. TWO Signallers killed by direct hit on exchange. Several Other Ranks killed and wounded by shell and mortar fire. | |||
| -do- | 6 | 1400 | Relief of Bn by 1 NORFOLKS. "C" Coy: relieved and leave area. Maj J.H. France (KSLI) killed on move out. |
| 1630 1800 | Heavy shelling. Bombed in mistake by American Thunderbolt fighters. Heavy enemy counter attack Repulsed. | ||
| 2130 | "C" Coy returns to LE COISSEL. Lt G.E. Kiddle (Wilts) and Sec of carriers; Lt R. Altass (Wilts) and | ||
| 2/Lt G.C. Williams (Welch) missing. Capt R.J.D. Carrick wounded and dies of wounds. | |||
| -do- | 7 | Adjt returns to LE COISSEL. Maj J Liddel (SWB) wounded. Lt JF Page (SWB) evacuated | |
| -do- | 8 | Adjt leave LE COISSEL at night. Lt L. HANSLER (Cdn) evacuated. | |
| -do- | 9 | 2230 | Relief of Bn at LE COISSEL effected. |
| 10 | 0300 | Bn arrives in posn in second line for rest and refitting. | |
| 11 | In rest area. Lt J.J. How rejoins Bn |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rest Area | 12 | Draft of 128 S.W.B. arrived at about 2200 hrs. Orders already received to move at midnight 12/13. | |
| 13 | 0200 | Bn relieved Glasgow Highlanders in posn North of LASSY. Under cond 29 Armd | |
| Bde. "C" Coy move to take up posns in LASSY. | |||
| LASSY | 14 | 0600 | Attack started under comd 2 F & F Yeo, and reached LA ROCQUE. Casualties 10 killed and 35 wounded. "B" Coy suffered worst from shelling and |
| mortar and SA fire, incl Capt RA Bristow (SWB) wounded and CSM Powell (killed) | |||
| LA ROCQUE | 15 | Bn remains at LA ROCQUE | |
| 16 | Advance resumed. | ||
| LA CAR- NETLLE | 17 | Bn crosses river in evening with light casualties and encamped night on | |
| high ground across river. Maj JF Keyes (SWB) wounded. Capt G Jones (Welch) wounded, but remain at duty. | |||
| -do- | 18 | Adv resumed and by evening PUTAGNES reached. Rifle Coys cross R. ORNE by | |
| toggle ropes. Cas light, incl one drowned in crossing. Rifle Coys est. across river; Bn HQ remains in PUTAGNES. | |||
| PUTAGNES | 19 | At PUTAGNES awaiting completion of bridge over river by RE. | |
| 19 | 2100 | Adv resumed. Maj HA Todman (SWB) evacuated. | |
| 20 | Adv continues. Many prisoners taken. Travelling along Southern edge of FALAISE pocket. | ||
| 21 | Adv continues through ARGENTAN towards GACE. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARGENTAN - GACE road | 21 | 2000 | "A" Coy run into enemy pocket and suffer one OR killed and 10 wounded, incl |
| Capt G. Jones (WELCH). Heavy rain. | |||
| 22 | Advance resumed and Bn reached L'AIGLE in evening. Rifle Coys consolidate | ||
| Bn HO established in town. | |||
| L'AIGLE | 23 v | Town held while 43 Div pass through. | |
| 23 | 1400 | Bn move to RAI SUR RILLE to rest and refit. Maj WP Sweetman (N.Staffs) rejoined and resumes duties of 2 IC. | |
| RAI | 24 | Cant L. Moody and Capt JM Thornycroft (Beds and Herts),Lt V. Mountford (Herefords),Lt Foster and 2/Lt Moffett (Green Howards) and 40 Other Ranks | |
| join Bn | |||
| RAI | 26 | Maj G.A. Hall, Capt WD Brownlie (S. Staffs) and Lt JA Hislop (Canadian) and 60 Other Ranks join Bn | |
| RAI | 27 | Rest | |
| RAI | 28 | 1100 | Bn commences journey to R. SEINE, and encamp night between R. EURE and |
| R. SEINE south of GAILLON. | |||
| GAILLON | 29 | Journey resumed and R. SEINE crossed at VERNON Bridgehead and encamp night near ECOS. | |
| ECOS | 30 | 0600 | Adv resumed. Orders received to continue drive through night. By morning |
| 1300 | reached village of CONTY. After clearing village, advance resumed and at AMIENS entered. Br intact over R. SOMME. Rifle Coys cross, Bn HQ in town. | ||
| Lt A.G. Anderston (Canadian) joins Bn. |
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