Monday
12 June 1944
Start Location:
CAMBES
War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide
End Location:
CAMBES
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.
D-Day+
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12 June 1944
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Died on this day =
6
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 |
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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 | |
Pte Albert Mackie | 14214603 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte Walter Moodie | 3194726 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte Charles Robertson | 3185635 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte John Stark | 3196882 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte Walter Anderson | 3194372 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte Thomas McKenna | 14002652 | Shrapnel in left eye and right hand. War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte D. H. Smith | 14626442 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte. G.C. Wright | 2880097 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte C. W. Taylor | 3065948 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Cpl James Thomson | 2928359 | Wounded in the leg. War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte R. Reid | 14002669 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Cpl G. Aves | 3193974 | Most likely wounded in Cambes area | |
Pte J. W. Clark | 3065752 | Most likely wounded in Cambes area | |
Pte G. O'Neill | 2765218 | War Diary states shell burst near Bn HQ | |
Pte S.B. Rutherford | 3192189 | Most likely wounded in Cambes area | |
L/Cpl Edward Common | 3194026 | Possibly wounded in Cambes area |