Tuesday
4 July 1944
Start Location:
CAMBES
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
CAMBES
Enemy shelled Bn area in the afternoon, followed by spasmodic mortar fire in "B" Coy area causing one casualty.
The rain continued in showers and after several days had made ground conditions bad.
"C" Coy sent out raid to GALMANCHE. Party A was successful and overran an enemy platoon or section posn.
Lieut Raines the officer commanding this party was killed. The party was rallied and brought back very ably by Cpl Cameron. No prisoners taken as enemy ran away but several enemy casualties claimed.
Party B ran into what was at first thought to be a minefield, and withdrew. Later it was thought that this was some form of warning device as the explosion on trip wires caused no casualties but MGs all along the GALMANCHE defences opened up.
D-Day+
28
4 July 1944
An ammunition lorry of 11th Armoured Division explodes after being hit by mortar fire during Operation 'Epsom', 26th June 1944. IWM
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
*Date of death of Lt Raines is recorded as 5th July on gravestone.
Died on this day =
1
Tuesday
4 July 1944
2
Wounded on this day =
Pte Thomas Mather | 3196775 | Possibly wounded by mortar fire (B Company) | |
Lt A M Clark | 264619 | Possibly wounded by mortar fire (B Company) |