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Sunday

20 August 1944

Start Location:

FLERS

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War Office map with kind permission of Normandy War Guide

End Location:

LA CHAPELLE AU MOINE

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20 August 1944

Advance party left to recce new area in the vicinity of LA CHAPELLE AU MOINE at 0645 hrs.


Main body arrived at Bn HQ 851161 at 1215 hrs.


The rest of the day was spent getting the troops settled in the new area.


An invitation was extended to all RCs in the Battalion to attend Church Service at the local church.

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L'église de la Chapelle Moine Par Mrobdu — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33932774

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20 August 1944

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Aunt Bette's Homemade Pecan Pie
Rockin’ Rocky Road Ice Cream
Tom’s Heavenly Apple Strudel
Joe’s Divine Butter Tarts
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