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Thursday

20 July 1944

Start Location:

SANNERVILLE

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War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide

End Location:

SANNERVILLE

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Enemy continued shelling and mortaring during the day.


Heavy rain and thunder continued from afternoon onwards making conditions very difficult for everyone.


Contact was made with 2 Lincolns after their move to our Right flank.

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20 July 1944

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Sannerville Church present day By Roi.dagobert - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=29533161

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Died on this day =

2

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Thursday

20 July 1944

Lance Corporal
FREDERICK
SHAW
7018861
Thursday, 20 July 1944
22
BANNEVILLE-LA-CAMPAGNE WAR CEMETERY
Serjeant
GEORGE
WALSH
3244702
Thursday, 20 July 1944
34
LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES

2

Wounded on this day =

A/Sgt. J. H. Brownlee
3192434
Possibly wounded in attack on Troarn.
Lt L.W. McKay
264660
Possibly wounded by enemy shell fire in Sannerville but remained at duty.
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