Thursday
6 July 1944
Start Location:
CAMBES
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
BENOUVILLE
Allied aircraft were seen over CAEN area. Advance party move out in morning to area of BENOUVILLE.
Bn HQ area was subjected to severe shelling but no casualties occurred.
Patrol was sent out under Lieut Robertson, and succeeded in killing enemy machine gunner, identified as PGR (PanzerGrenadier) from 12 SS Div.
Bn commence moving out to new area towards midnight.
D-Day+
30
6 July 1944
Soldiers of the German 12th SS Panzer Division guarded by two Canadian Provost Corps soldiers, July 7-8 1944 By Ken Bell - Library and Archives Canada does not allow free use of its copyrighted works. See Category:Images from Library and Archives Canada., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=137345221
Alternative Information (from books, personal accounts)
The Battalion remained in Cambes Wood till July 6. We continued to probe the enemy defences at night by patrolling. Sgt Grant carried out a very successful 24 hour patrol in the area of Galmanche. A lot of very valuable information was gained from this patrol. On the evening of July 6, Lt Robertson ‘B’ Company carried out a very successful patrol and succeeded in bringing back identification of 12 SS Div – this information had been urgently required by higher command in view of the forthcoming attack.
Major James Gray, 2 i/c of A Company
From Border Telegraph 5 June 2019
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Died on this day =
1
Thursday
6 July 1944
3
Wounded on this day =
L/Cpl R. F. Osborne | 6287988 | Researching | |
Pte D. Lawrence | 1254989 | Researching | |
Capt J.T. Skinner, MM | 183952 | Acc. to War Diary, Captain Skinner was wounded whilst on Patrol on night of 5th July |