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| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 4th 1944 | C Sqn plus special force of R.E. personnel (5 Offrs & 35 ORs) | ||
| embarked Portsmouth June 4th 1944 in two LCT Mk IVs as follows | |||
| Load I: Major G.H.P. Strakosch, Lt. E.B. Young, Lt. A.O.Hunt, | |||
| Lt. R. Wigram, Lt. L.T. Yodaiken, Lt. O.J. Sinnatt, Lt. P.H.D. | |||
| Shaw, Lt. W.I.H. Gwynne-Jones, Lt. D.W. Lofts (R.E.) Lt. J. | |||
| Symm (R.E.),plus 59 ORs; Load II: Lt.-Col R.A.G. Bingley, | |||
| Capt, W.L. Warren, Revd. J. du B. Lance, C.F., Lt. K. Black, | |||
| Lt. P.E. Reeve, It. A.T. Corke, Lt. P.S. Wall, Lts.J.D. | |||
| Petworth (R.E.),R. Bridgett (R.E.),P.M. Taylor (R.E.), | |||
| plus 65 ORs. Capt. S.H. Gill travelled with R. Winnipeg | |||
| Rifles in another craft. Lt. Kaye travelled with 50 Div. | |||
| June 6th 1944 | Both craft touched down at 0830 hrs on beach at Comseulles, | ||
| Normandy. Casualties by a mine under water on Load II were: | |||
| Humber S/Car (Padre),2 White 1/2 tracks, 1 Daimler S/Car, | |||
| 1 Sgt wounded. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1030 hrs Daimler A/Car hit by A/Tank Weapon at 954857. | |||
| Lt. Shaw killed and driver operator wounded. | |||
| 1200 hrs Daimler S/Car blown up on mine leaving beach. No | |||
| personnel injured. | |||
| 1500 hrs 2a, 4a, 1, 5 Tps crossed R. Seulles. 6 Tp later. | |||
| 1600 hrs 4a, Daimler A/Car knocked out at La Riviers by A.T. | |||
| rifle. Lt. O.J. Sinnatt killed and operator. Lt. Sinnatt was | |||
| trying to eliminate German defence post. S.H.Q. harboured | |||
| for night area Vienne en Bessin 8579. | |||
| June 7th 1944 | 1a crossed Seulles 8474, 2 & 6a at 8471. | ||
| Thunderbolts bombed 4, 5a Tps at 8773 - casualties: Lt. Gwynne | |||
| Jones killed, Lt. Lofts R.E. killed, Lt. Reeve wounded and | |||
| 5 ORs killed and 5 wounded. | |||
| 1 & 5 reached railway area Bronay, 2a - Norrey-on-Bessin, 1a2 | |||
| & 6 St Marguerite. Enemy tanks at Bronay reported by 6. |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tps funtioning 1 & 5 Sequeville, 2a Norrey, la St Marguerite, | |||
| 6 St Leger, 2 & 6a Christot. Tank battle Sequeville reported | |||
| by 1 & 5. | |||
| June 8th 1944 | 2 & 6a captured 3 German officers, inc Colonel and 3. on | ||
| way back with these were ambushed and lost all vehicles. | |||
| Lt. Yodaiken, Lt. Wigram killed, 2 ORs missing; 4 ORs led by | |||
| by Cpl Fowler made way back on foot by compass. Information | |||
| on persons passed by R/T. | |||
| June 9th | 1, 1a, 2a, 5, 6 return to Esqnay-sur-Seulles to harbour. | ||
| June 10th 1944 | Officers and Sgts act as Phantom L.Os as follows:- Lt. Hunt - | ||
| 1 Corps, Lt. Corke - 30 Corps, Lt. Black - 7 Armd Div, Lt. | |||
| Young - 3 Cdn Div, Lt. Wall - 4 Armd Bde. Sgt Wright - 7 Cdn | |||
| Inf Bde, Sgt Godsil - 9 Cdn Inf Bde, Sgt McQuistan - 9 Br Inf | |||
| Bde, L/Sgt Harris - 185 Br Inf Bde, Sgt Greenaway - area | |||
| Cairon. Battle area covered and all sets on same net for |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary of Events and Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| information to the various formations. | |||
| June 11th | Lt. Corke moves from 30 Corps to 51 Div. Lt. Young from 3 Can | ||
| Div to 2 Cdn Armd Bde. SHQ at Reviers. | |||
| June 12th | Lt. Young moves to 51 Div. Lt. Corke to 50 Div. Lt. Kaye | ||
| to 3 Cdn Div. | |||
| June 13/14/15th. | No Change. | ||
| June 16th | Lt Wall goes to 49 Div. | ||
| June 17th | SHQ moves to St Gabriel 8979. | ||
| June 18th | SHQ moves to Fontaine Henry. | ||
| June 19th. | No Change. | ||
| June 20th | Lt. Corke moves to 11 Arnd Div 923783 | ||
| Lt. Kaye " " 15 (S) Div 877793. | |||
| June 21st | No Change. | ||
| June 22nd | Lt. Black moves to 8 Corps. | ||
| June 23/24/25th | No Change. | ||
| June 26-30th | No change in L.O. locations. 8 Corps attack reported to all | ||
| sets via Lt. Black. |
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