War Diary: 5th Battalion Duke Cornwall Light Infantry

Month and year: July 1944

The 5th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry (DCLI) July 1944 War Diary covers the units actions in the area around Colleville and Canteloup

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
COLLEVILLE	1	0430	The Bn was firmly established in the
			village The only contact with the
			enemy was by our night patrols. There
			was considerable enemy shelling and mortaring	Appx A. Patrol reports
			of our posns, which did no material
			damage but caused the following cas:
			4 ORs killed, 13 ORs wounded, 1 OR missing.
			There was a contact patrol to 4 WELCH.
			The Bn had by now learnt from
			experience the need for digging deep slit
			trenches, if possible with overhead cover
			as protection against enemy shelling and
			mortaring Orders were issued by Lt Col
			James that all ranks would stay by
			their slit trenches at all times unless

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
COLLEVILLE	1	they had some special task
	2	If was a quiet day for the Bn. Mortar
		was rather less than of late Divine
		services were held in the Coys areas
		and at Bn H.Q. during the morning,
		conducted by our own Padre and the Corps
		padre. Our casualties today were 1 Offcr
		(Capt J.B.B. aimers) killed, 1 OR wounded
		and 8 other causes???.
		During the day streams of refugees
		passed through COLLEVILLE, many of them
		with carts containing their few precious
		belongings. They were mostly aged or very
		young and in many cases were able
		to supply valuable inform about strengths

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COLLEVILLE	2	and dispositions in the area VERSON-JUMEAUX
		and ROCREUIL. Some gave vivid accounts of
		the RAF bombing of BARON. all This inform
		was passed to Bde.
		The roads at this time were extremely
		dusty and it points all along the roads
		one could see signs : "DUST BRINGS
		SHELLS" etc. The weather was extremely hot
		and the resultant smell from dead animals
		was most unpleasant This, together
		with immeasurable flies, caused the
		medical authorities some concern, but
		all ranks kept remarkably fit. Many
		of us tasted for the first time the
		famous Normandy cider of which there was

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
COLLEVILLE	2	plenty in the village COLLEVILLE.
		A German "Beetle" tank which
		had not exploded was found by B Coy
		near the railway.
	3	During the day the C.O. received
		orders from the Bde Comd that the Bn
		would proceed night 3/4 July to occupy
		FONTAINE - ETOUPEFOUR, a village just
		South of the ODON, as a preliminary to
		a 2 Bde (129 & 130) attack. The following
		day. This attack would proceed as soon
		as the Cdn attack on CARPIQUET
		aerodrome was successful the C.O. with
		the aid of excellent air photos made an
		outline plan and issued orders to his "O" Gp

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
COLLEVILLE	3	showing proposed Coy areas, in FONTAINE
		ETOUPEFOUR which would be subject to
		alteration on the ground.
		On Bn Orders in the field No 1 the following
		promotions were announced.
		62185 T/maj Rw James :- promoted A/Lt Col
		w.e.f. 28 June 1944, vice
		T/Lt Col G Atherton T.D. killed
		in action Appointed C.O.
		187779 WS/Lt P.J.P. Luget: :- promoted A/Capt wef
		29 June 44, vice T/Capt
		P.E.G. Coode, killed in
		action. Assumes comd
		of HQ. Coy.
		172244 WS/Lt D.V. Willcocks :- promoted A/Capt wef
		2 Jul 1944 vice T/Capt JBB Aimers

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
COLLEVILLE	3		killed in action.
			Todays cas were 1 OR killed, 50 ORs wounded
			and 4 ORs from other causes.
	4	130	The Bn moved in brilliant moonlight
			to FONTAINEETOUPEFOUR. B, C, Bn HQ went
			along the rly line, thence via VERSON,
			whilst D and A Coys went by the road
			South of the rly. The Bn was subjected to
			considerable mortar fire along the line of
			its route. It was not known when
			the Bn set out whether FONTAINE
			ETOUPEFOUR was held by the enemy,
			so a high degree of alertness was
			necessary throughout the whole night
		330	On arrival at the new area

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	4		there were no signs of the enemy, but Coys
			dug in immediately and the C.O. visited
			all Coy areas before and during first
			light to coordinate the defensive layout,
			which needed no alteration from the prev.
			plan as decided from the air photos
			the C.O. issued strict orders that all
			ranks would remain concealed during
			the day as there was no reason to
			suppose that the enemy was aware that
			the Bn had moved into the area.
			It was a bold move as the Bn formed
			a salient, being the only British tps South
			of the ODON.
			The Bn task was to hold the road
			running SW.

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
	4		from FONTAINEETOUPEFOUR which was to be a
			Start Line for a two bde attack. One
			Coy 7 Som Ll. was sent to VERSON to
			protect our left flank. Just after daybreak
			our fwd Coys spotted some Bosche and
			4 P.W. were brought in. An O.P. was
			established and a great deal of useful
			infm was obtained, also targets for our
			arty. We were also able to see
			Some of the Battle of CARPIQUET. This
			battle was slower than had been
			expected due to stiff German
			resistance ,so owing to a rather
			dangerous flank the Bn was withdrawn
			during the evening under orders from Bde,

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
FONTAINE			moving off at 2330 hrs. The march back
ECOUPEFOUR			was quiet, and a contrast to that
			of the previous night. During the day
			one OR was wounded.
COLLEVILLE	5	100	Bn arrived at COLLEVILLE and
			carried on normal activities in a
			counter-attack role.
			During the evening the mortar pls of
			the three Bns of the Bde put down
			a concentrations on targets near VERSON,
			with the object of inducing the enemy
			to believe that VERSON was still
			occupied.
			A draft of 6 offs and 68 ORs
			arrived to replace Bn casualties.

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
COLLEVILLE	5	the names of the Offers were:-
		CDN/298 Capt J.H.J. Gauthier DCLI. Canada
		CDN/290 Lt B.D.J. Comolli " "
		CDN/300 Lt m. Hardy " "
		251282 Lt M. Michavid " - ???
		CDN/279 Lt. M.C.P. Rush " Canada. ???
		156503 w/Lt T.J.J. Aylwyn R.Sussex
		Once again cas were light 1 OR wounded.
	6	The area was again quiet apart
		from occasional shelling which continued
		throughout the day. Shellreps were sent to
		Bde. Contact patrols were sent out at
		night to liaise with various units:
		1 Worcs and units of 53 Div
	7	Spasmodic shelling throughout the

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
	7		day, otherwise no enemy activity
		1900	We were very pleased to witness the RAF
			bombing of CAEN by a strong force of
			heavy bombers which passed over us
			on their return journey. Lt was learnt
			next morning that a message of thanks
			had been sent from the 2ad Army to
			the bomber crews who took part in
			the raid.
COLLEVILLE	8		The day was quiet except for slight
			mortar and anty fire and the Bn
			was preparing to move again to
			FONTAINEETOUPEFOUR to take up our
			previous posns. Bn moved off at dusk
			and this time all went by the road
			route.

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information
	8		One casualty today 1 OR wounded
FONTAINE	9	0015	On arrived at new locns with Coys
ETOUPEFOUR			in original posns, but Bn Hq was
			established in a large house with
			slit trenches in the garden. An OP.
			was established at first light, in the
			attic, from which enemy movement
			was observed. Patrols were sent out. There
			was considerable mortar and arty fire
			on our area and some cas. including
			some in one of the patrols which
			ran into shellfire.
			The following Offrs were casualties
			today: CDN/279 W/Lt Rush m.e.p.
			killed in action.

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
FONTAINE	9		124845 T/maj A.F.C. Kitchen was wounded
ETOUPEFOUR			and 1 O.R. was killed, 21 wounded.
	10	0530	130 and 129 Bdes of 43 Div passed
			through us to attack Hill 112 and
			high ground to right and left
			and met with considerable enemy
			opposition. The first objectives were captured
			and many P.W. sent back 4 Som L.l.
			came up against such strong opposition
			that the Bn was ordered to attack
			Hill 112 to ease the pressure. The
		1800	Bn moved up, the attack being
			scheduled for 1930 hrs.
HILL 112		PM	The attack progressed during the evening	Appx B.
			and fwd coys came to grips with the

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
HILL 112	10	enemy in a wood just this side of pt112 the enemy had this to assist his
		inf and during fierce fighting we
		suffered considerable cas, but held
		the wood during the night. There was
		heavy mortar and arty fire on
		our posns but our own arty fire
		on the enemy was even heavier.
		Cas known up to midnight were
		9 wounded, 1 died of wounds, 2 exhaustion.
/	11	During the morning the fwd coys
		withdrew from the wood and reorganised
		as best they could, and once again
		entered the wood which they held for
		several hours but again had to withdraw.

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
HILL 112	11	and this time the Bn was only a coy
		Group, took up a position our side of
		the wood and remained there until relieved.
		In the early hours of the morning, whilst
		still in the wood, the Bn had the misfortune
		of loosing its second Commanding officer
		Since we had been been in action whilst
		directing arty fine from a posn in a
		tree, an action which made the any fire
		particularly accurate and caused many
		casualties amongst the enemy.
		The casualties were as follows:-
		62185 A/Lt Col R.W. James killed in action
		292132 W/Lt Greenacre G.P. Hill 112
		189368 W/Lt King G.S.

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
HILL 112	11	66135 T/Maj Vandrey G.A.L. }killed in action
		CDN/10 W/Lt Arthurs R.B. }Hill 112
		57029 T/Maj Roberts A.W.U }
		95618 T/Capt Jobson T.H. }Wounded in action Hill 112
		138757 T/Capt Nunn J.H. S. }
		273645 W/Lt Riches. C.F. }
		145869 T/Capt Portrait. A.D. }
		286411 W/Lt Gibson J.G. }
		63927 T/Maj Fry. J.E.E. wounded but remained
		on duty and commanded the Bn until
		Lt. Col. G. Taylor assumed comd.
		149793 T/Capt C.L. Blackwell }missing believed killed.
		CDN/290 W/Lt Comolli B.D.J. }
		25 O.Rs. were Killed
		152 " " wounded

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
HILL 112	11	27 O.Rs. missing
		other casualties:- 26 shell-shock, 9 exhaustion
		2 PoW and 1 died of wounds. 56 graves were
		later found on Hill 112.
	12	The day was quiet as for as action
		was concerned but there was almost
		continuous arty and mortar fire. There
		was no counter attack by the enemy but
		some came back into the wood and
		remained there. Our own arty was in
		action almost continuously. There was an
		O.P. on the left flank all day. No
		signs of enemy. Standing carrier patrol
		nearby.
	13	We were told that we were to be relieved

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HILL 112	13		today and then we were to go back some
			distance and reform as quickly as possible.
		1500	The Bn left Hill 112 and marched to
			Bas de mouen and there remained for
			several days. Immediately on arrival the
			order was "dig in", wash and get a good
			sleep," this was carried out, the latter
			being much needed by all.
BAS de MOUEN	14		The day was spent in Kit check and
			replacement of losses etc., and the good
			weather assisted a great deal as there was
			much to be done.
			The following offrs were posted to us from
			33. R.H.U. w.e.f. 14th July 44 :-
			52651 T/Capt Hingston. F.B. DEVONS.

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
BAS de MOUEN.	14	104622 W/Lt Owen. C.E. BEDS and HERTS
		308484 2/Lt Bishop J.P.A. SUFFOLK.
		311474 2/Lt Goudge . L.P. NORFOLK.
		32461 T/maj Taylor. G. (W. YORK.R.) posted to
		the Bn and assumes the
		appointment of Commanding officer with
		rank of A/Lt Col.
		63607 T/maj Martin R.A. St. G (OXF and BUCKS)
		posted to this Bn from 2/7 Royal Warwickshire
		Regt w.e.f. 14 July 44 and assumes appointment
		of 2i/c. Over a period 14th 15th and 16th
		received the following drafts :-
		From 32 R.H.U. w.e.f. 12th July
		53 O.Rs. LANCS FUS.
		From 33 R.H.U. w.e.f. 12th July

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BAS de MOUEN	14	4 O.Rs. WARWICKS.
		3 O.Rs. QUEENS
		6 O.Rs NORFOLK
		14 O.Rs. R.W.K.
		1 O.R DEVON.
		26 O.Rs. BEDS and HERTS.
		1 O.R. R.F.
		4 O.Rs. BUFFS.
		From 105 Corps Reception Camp w.e.f.
		14 July 44 :-
		3 O.Rs. LOYALS.
		1 " 9 D.L.I.
		1 " 10 D.L.l.
		1 " 11 D.L.l.
		37 " LEICESTERS.

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BAS de MOUEN	14	190 O.Rs. 1st and 4th D.C.L.I. w.e.f.
		15 July 44.
		The following officers were posted to the Bn
		w.e.f. 16 July 44 :-
		100027 T/maj Colwill. D.C.L.I.
		149837 T/Capt Morrish. V.O.
		1224104 Lt. Proctor. H.
		276377 Lt. Scott. G.R.C. argyll + Sutherland Highlanders
		258044 Lt. Durden. F.P.
		106477 T/Capt. Marrian. F.P.
		303343 Lt. Olding J.
		311374 2/Lt. Williams B.M.
		The Order of Battle - offrs is attached to
		this Diary as appendix Z.

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BAS de MOUEN	15	The reforming of the Bn continued at fall
		speed today and the reinforcement were
		absorbed into their respective Coys, or to
		specialist appointments. The area was very
		quiet and no shelling occurred in our lines.
		On Battalion Orders in the field No 6, the
		new Commanding Officer gave this message as
		an 'order of the Day:-
		"On taking over command of this fine Bn,
		I would like all Ranks to Know how
		honoured I feel. Our immediate task is
		now to reorganise, absorb our new commades
		and then go forward to destroy finally the
		enemies of our Country and of all decent
		men."

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
BAS de MOUEN		It was arranged for a certain percentage
		of the Bn., to go to Bayeux, one party at
		1500 hrs. and another at 1700 hrs. The first
		party left as arranged but the second
		party was unable to go due to the fact
		that all ranks were ordered to their slit
		trenches for operational reasons, as a
		terrific arty barrage was to be put onto
		the enemy, and retaliation was expected,
		However, it did not come in our area.
	16	The Bn area remained very quiet as far
		as enemy interference was concerned, but
		refitting went on at full speed and was
		nearly completed by evening. There was
		almost continuous arty fire from our nearby gun areas.

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
BAS de MOUEN.	16		a "Special Service" (S.S.) Pl was formed	See appx K

	17		The Bn was completely reorganised this morning
			and orders were received to move fwd to
			relieve the 4 Som. L.l. in the area of GOURNAY.
			The day was spent preparing for the move.
			The move was to be carried out with the
			minimum tpt. Battle Cadre and drafts were
			moved back to 'B' Ech at 2200 hrs. Later
			in the evening there was some activity by
			German planes which caused 10 Casualties.
			1 O.R. killed, 9 O. Rs. Wounded. "B" Ech Tpt
			and marching tps passed through a bombing
			attack on our guns.
		2330	at this hour leading troops of the Bn.,	appx. "E"

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BAS de MOUEN	17		moved off for GOURNAY in "false moonlight"
			by Searchlights There was very little shelling
			or mortaring.
GOURNAY	18	0230	all the Bn, were in new posns.
		0530	The Bn., had the pleasure of watching the
			R.A.F's. bombing attack on targets near CAEN.
			afterwards we found out that a big attack
			had been started by 7th, 11th and Gds armd
			Divs.
		1100	The Bde Comd ordered all the Bn to
			their slits because our arty was to pound
			HILL 112 area and retaliation was expected
		1105	5 D.C.L.I. Op. Order issued	appx "C"
		2330	Patrols sent out for contact and	appx "A"
			ambush

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GOURNAY	19	The day was spent quietly except for
		some shell and mortar fire. During the
		night patrols were again sent out -
		ambush recce and contact	Appx "A"
	20	Today, as yesterday was a quiet one
		for the Bn. Our arty has been very
		active also our 3 inch mortars.
	21	This morning it is very wet and at
		0900 hrs the commanding officer decided to
		move his HQ to a house at 958643
		about 150 yds from here. The old
		Comd. Post had 1 ft 6 inches of water
		in it at 1045 hrs. During the afternoon
		orders were received to the effect that
		5 D.C.L.I. would relieve 7 Sem??? L.l. on HILL 112.	appx"D"

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			GOT TO HERE - PAGE WAS MISSING
GOURNAY	21	2300	The Bn started to take over HILL 112 and was in
			posn at 0200 hrs July. There was some shelling
			but no casualties.
HILLL 112	22	0430	100% "Stand To" during which time the Commanding
			Officer toured Cots and on his return expressed
			his pleasure at the quietness of "Stand to". However
			at first light reports showed that enemy snipers were
			active. During the day 5 Snipers were shot and
			1 of our O.Rs was wounded.
		2355	The Bn had to create a diversion by firing
			its mortars and MGs while 1 Worcs attacked to try
			to link up with 129 Bde who had attacked MALTOT.
			Enemy sent over a few mortar bombs but this was
			a very feeble effort compared with ours.
	23	0830	It was a great shock to all the Bn when it
			was learnt that 100027 Major F.J.Colwill had
			been killed by an enemy sniper. The C.O.
			immediately sent out a patrol to carry out
			reprisals on the enemy. The patrols reported
			back with good results.

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HILL 112	23	1100	A German dog was shot by Capt HOLLAND, the first to be
			shot by 5 DCLI.
		1200	another sniper was shot, by Cpl SMITH of "A" Coy. Cpl Smith
			got him with third shot at good range.
		1400	Good work was done by Pte HONES who went fwd alone
			through enemy lines and found the posns of two enemy
			mortars. The C.O. considered this fine work and awarded
			him 48 hours "Left out of Battle" at B Ech.
		1530	L/Cpl BOLT did a fine recce alone and brought back
			valuable infm, from which our arty did some good shooting.
		2240	The Bn was heavily shelled and we were sorry to
			heat that 106477 Capt F.P. MARRIAN had been very wounded.
			This officer was completely fearless in the execution of his
			duty. Capt Marrian died of wounds soon after leaving the
			RAP. for C.C.S. There were also 4 ORs wounded. Our arty
			put down a very heavy barrage on the enemy which
			caused one of his vehicles to catch fire.
	24	0400	B Coy reported 2 enemy tanks about 200 x fwd of their
			posns. They were quickly dispersed by our arty fire which
			was quickly ordered by the C.O. on receiving the infm.
		0600	B Coy fwd platoon was amazed to see the Germans
			parading under some trees fwd of their posns.

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HILL122	24		A runner was dispatched to Coy HQ with an urgent request
			for arty fire. One Coy Comd immediately phoned the adjt,
			Capt W.a.R. GORMAN who was having breakfast. Although it
			meant ruining Compo Sausage he rushed to the wireless
			to order fire. Meanwhile B Coy who were watching the
			Germans were very sorry to see the parade fall out for
			a few minutes, but as if to coincide with the arty they
			fell in again and were once and for all dismissed by
			6 - 25 pr shells.
		1028	Another Sniper was shot by B Coy before he did harm.
			During the day the Bn was shelled and mortared and
			7 ORs were wounded. Our arty shelled the enemy almost
			continuously, which was believed to have caused great
			damage in men and material.
		2345	Patrols were sent out for various reasons : recce	Appx A
	25	0500	Enemy again mortared us and 104622 Lt C.E. OWEN
			was wounded also 8 ORs.
		0600	We were informed this morning that we were to
			be relieved from HILL 112 by a Bn of the MONMOUTHSHIRE
			Regt. Instructions were issued by the C.O. that relief
			would be carred out a pl at a time and when
			marching, tps would keep 20 yards between men to

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			avoid casualties. On being relieved the Bn was to move to
			the MOUEN area, where it would stay the night before
			going back to CHOUAIN, a rest area.
		1200	The handover began, for a change it was extremely
			quiet except for a few shells falling near the tanks on
			our right. The Commanding Officer and a small party
			were the last to leave at about 1500 hrs. A board now
			stands on Hill 112 marked "CORNWALL HILL 1944." This
			was an idea of the Bde comd.
MOUEN	25	1700	The Bn was in its new area.	Appx "F" and "G"
			During the evening the Commanding Officer issued orders
			for the following day also his intentions for the rest
			period. The night was not a peaceful one for there
			was enemy air activity, also we were very near the 5.5s
			which were supporting the Canadians in the CAEN area
			and were firing almost continuously.
	26		The Bn passed the Bn Start Point at 0855 hrs where
			the Bde Comd watched them go by. a little further
			along the road the Div. Comd. Stood and was extremely
			pleased with the Bns Marching and turn-out. He stated

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	26		the best in the Div.
CHOUAIN.		1400	Bn HQ was set up in the school.	Appx "J"
			During the day each man received a
			pint bottle of beer, 40 cigarettes and 2
			bars of chocolate. Orders were given for
			each man to have a bath and to
			put on clean clothing.
			Maj Foy wrote " Lessons learned recently"
	27		Today was spent on Kit check and
			rifle inspections. Soap was issued for
			men to their launday. In the
			afternoon and evening the were ENSA
			Shows and two Cinemas which a
			certain number of the Bn were able
			to visit.

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CHOUAIN.	28		During the morning 27 O.Rs., leaded by
			the Pnr Offr Lt Birchenall, went to
			Bayeux to a mines exhibition.
			During the afternoon there were further
			Cinema and ENSA Shows, this time
			some of the Bn enjoyed witnessing
			George Formby and his wife Beryl.
		2330	The Bn received orders to the effect
			that they would move into the line
			again tomorrow 29 July. He would
			be near the American Sector near
			St LO :- LA PAUMIERE near CAUMONT.
	29		This morning the Commanding officer
			made his recce and on return
			issued his orders. There was much

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Place	Date	Hour	Summary of Events and Information	References to Appendices
CHOUAIN.	29		work done by the Bn in preparing to
		1255	move and at 1255 hrs marching
			tps left for the res area. On the
			line of march the Commanding officer
			spoke to each Pl in town, and told
			them that they were moving to take
			part in the decisive Battle of the
		1700	War. Tpt left at this time: A &
			F Echelons fwd, B Echelon back to
			43 Div admin area.
La PAUMIERE		1800	The Bn arrived at its new location
			awaiting orders to move forward	Appx "M"
	30		During the early hours of the morning
			there was some enemy air activity
			in which 2 O.Rs. were wounded by

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Place	Date	Summary of Events and Information
La PAUMIERE	30	AP Bombs.
		The rest of the day was spent in
		preparing for the move forward.
	31	The Bn remained at LA PAUMIERE
		for most of the day, but in the
		evening orders were received to move
		to the area of CANTELOUP, as CAHAGNES
		which was expected to bar new progress,
		was reported clear of enemy. Bn
		concentrated 709598 outside CAUMONT,
		then quicklift to CANTELOUP.

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War Diary: 5th Battalion Duke Cornwall Light Infantry

Month and year: July 1944

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