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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| FARNBOROUGH | 11 | Adv party left for overseas | |
| GOSPORT | 12 & 13 | - | Rail parties arrived marshalling area A 19 |
| " | 15 | - | Rd party arrived marshalling Area A 18 |
| AT SEA | 18 | 2300 | Convoy sailed. Wheels on LST, tracks, less 'C' Sqn and |
| part of 'B' in LCTs. Remainder followed on next tide. | |||
| Weather determinatory | |||
| " | 19 & 20 | - | Stood off shore with wind reaching gale force. Many |
| LCTs dragged their anchors and had to run ashore | |||
| Bn HQ in LCT, less anchor, 2 kedges, barrage balloon and | |||
| an engine just survived shipwreck. Much sea | |||
| sickness. C.O, IO & offr i/c Tk Tp??? only??? hearty??? eaters. | |||
| BEACHES | 21 | 0230 | went ashore. Landed Tks dry shod 0630 hrs. |
| ST GABRIEL | " | 1050 | Reached Conc Area 889789 Sheet 7F1 |
| " | 22 | 2230 | Bn at full strength |
| FIELD | 24/25 | - | Light march to area SECQUEVILLE-EN -BESSIN 9124. Rested |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIELD | 25 | - | and prepared to break out of bridge head |
| " | 25 | 2215 | Left for F.U.P. line of rly 9171 & 9271 (7F1). In posn 0200 hrs 26 |
| " | 26 | 0730 | Zero. Under Comd 44 Bde 15 (s) Div. Rt 8.R.S. with 'B' Sqn |
| Lt 6 RSF with A Sqn. Res 227 Bde with under Comd 'C' Sqn. | |||
| Objective area LA GAULE 9267 - ST MAUVIEU 9268 | |||
| Phase I of break out Cas B Sqn - nil. 'A' 1 NCO killed 3 Tks damaged | |||
| " | 26 | 1540 | Objectives firmly held. Elements of 11 Armd Div passed |
| through to seige Br heads on R. ODON. Phase II | |||
| " | " | 1815 | C Sqn under Comd 227 Bde. thrust south on axis 100 ring |
| contour in 9166 - COLLEVILLE 9265. Strong opposition from 88's | |||
| and Panthers. Failed to reach COLLEVILLE. Destroyed 1 | |||
| PZKW IV, knocked out 1 Panther. Cas- 9 Tks knocked out | |||
| 3 ORs killed | |||
| " | 27 | 1100 | Bn conc in area South R MUC 9168 |
| " | " | 1830- | B Sqn in sp 9 Cameronians mopping up in area |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAINVILLE-S-ODON 9064. Engaged dug in Panthers. Held up | |||
| in Southern outskirts. Cas 3 Tks. 2 ORs killed Lt E.K | |||
| Mott severly injured - Both legs amputated. | |||
| FIELD | 28 | 0730 | A Sqn in posn GRAINVILLE-s-ODON. B Sqn 918642. Object to |
| s/p 9 Cameronians on to X rds 911635. | |||
| " | 1043 | Consolidating on objective. 1 Panther knocked out. | |
| Cas. 1 Tk of A Sqn. | |||
| 1400 | Enemy inf and Tks still in GRAINVILLE-S-ODON. mopping up | ||
| operations. 1 Panther knocked out, another badly damaged. | |||
| Cas 3 ORs killed. | |||
| " | " | - | 5 Tks and 10 ORs received from 269 FDS as replacements. |
| Remarks: Churchills stand up well to A.Tk fire - if | |||
| set on fire burn slowly and crews have good chance | |||
| of 'bailing out'. Panthers on the other hand tend to blow up | |||
| " | 29 | 1st light | C Sqn relived A & B Sqns in area West of Colleville |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Took up posn North of X rds 911635 to check any enemy adv | |||
| from that direction. No engagement with enemy armour. | |||
| Mortared by enemy inf in woods. Sprayed woods with | |||
| Besa fire, inflicting vry heavy losses - estimated | |||
| and Bn of enemy inf wiped out | |||
| Cas nil. | |||
| FIELD | 29 | 1920 | Report of enemy Tks overrunning inf posns South of |
| HAUT DU BOSQ 9066. Bn HQ, A & B Sqns moved west of | |||
| harbour and waited hull down. Vast conc of own | |||
| Tks and ATk guns in area - but enemy did not | |||
| press press his attack further. a pity | |||
| " | 30 | 0840 | C Sqn in posn again in area X rds 911635 |
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