Friday
16 June 1944
Start Location:
CAMBES
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
CAMBES
Enemy intr in 'C' Coy area early in morning.
Own arty laid barrage on area forward of 'C' Coy and later a low flying attack was made by enemy plane.
Later in evening 2 ORs were wounded by a burst from a Spandau which fired into trees near Bn HQ.
Patrols were sent out at night.
D-Day+
10
16 June 1944
Wermacht soldier with MG42 and anti-glider poles, France. By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-582-2122-33 / Schneiders, Toni / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5412975
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Died on this day =
0
Friday
16 June 1944
5
Wounded on this day =
L/Cpl C.E.J. Wilkie | 2885187 | Possibly wounded by enemy Spandau (MG42) fire | |
Pte Leslie Prior | 6410853 | Possibly wounded by enemy Spandau (MG42) fire | |
CSM C.J. Gaston | 3184679 | Possibly wounded by enemy Spandau (MG42) fire | |
Pte. W. D. Benson | 3191261 | Possibly wounded by enemy Spandau (MG42) fire | |
Pte W. L. Shanks | 3191352 | Possibly wounded by enemy Spandau (MG42) fire in Cambes, Normandy. *KIA 27th Feb 1945 |