D-Day+

12 June 1944

Patrols were sent out to A/TK ditch area (0173) and towards LA BIJUDE.

Bn area was shelled by 88 mm gun in LA BIJUDE area causing casualties.

Sniping & sporadic shelling continued at intervals. About 20 tanks including Tigers were spotted at 023733 - these were later shelled by med. arty. Shortly afterwards there was a short severe airburst shelling near Bn HQ, Capt T.D. Sanderson (C.O. Support Company) & 5 ORs being wounded and 1 OR killed.

Towards midnight tank movement & shouting came from LA BIJUDE area.

Tiger 231 June 1944 By Bundesarchiv, Bild 101I-738-0275-10A / Grimm, Arthur / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5477707

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Died on this day =

Monday

12 June 1944

Private	ANDREW	BELL	3193874	Monday, 12 June 1944	28	LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES
Private	ROBERT MOFFAT	BELL	3193875	Monday, 12 June 1944	28	LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES
Lance Serjeant	PETER	GAVAGHAN	3193439	Monday, 12 June 1944	33	LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES
Private	JOHN STUART	MACKMURDIE	14626410	Monday, 12 June 1944	19	LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES
Private	SAMUEL WALKER	McKNIGHT	3193852	Monday, 12 June 1944	27	LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES
Private	ROBERT	STEWART	3194358	Monday, 12 June 1944	28	LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY, DOUVRES

Wounded on this day =

Pte H.C. Jones	3194666	War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ
Pte Arthur W. Proctor	2940039	War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ
Pte T.C. Webster	3194978	War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ
Sjt T. Amos	3192101	War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ
Cpl D.H. Pitcairn	3193965	War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ