Tour for Monday 8 June 2009 Via TRUNGY – for Royal Artillery

Tour for Monday 8 th June 2009 via TRUNGY – for Royal Artillery vehicles and personnel. Miles Direction Description 0 Leave Camp 0 Junction Right Into Promenade Couteaux 0.2 T Junction Left Into Avenue Paul Poret Follow the D112 past the château on the left, past the church on the right and through Ver sur Mer. Look out for the signs painted on buildings – “Crepon” and “Assembly area all dumps” 2.3 Roundabout 2nd Exit D65 Creully and Caen 2.4 Green Howard Memorial on the left Don’t worry if you missed it, you’ll get a better view on the return journey! 2.7 Junction Right D112 Towards Bazenville, Sommervieu and Bayeux 3 Look left, two sets of gates indicate Ferme de la Pavillon, 2 nd site for Hollis VC. 3.9 Copse to the right is the site of the hidden bunker 6.8 Junction Left D205 Towards Sommervieu 7.3 Junction Right Towards St Vigor le Grand and Bayeux 9.3 Traffic Left D613 towards Caen Lights 9.5 Traffic Straight on (by MICHIGAN shop on LEFT) Lights 9.9 Traffic Straight on (by BRICOMARCHE shop on LEFT) Lights 10.0 Traffic Straight on (by church half LEFT) Lights 10.1 Roundabout LEFT D613 towards CAEN 10.7 Ramp Leave at D94b Tilly Sur Seulles ramp Junction at Right D94A 11.0 top of ramp 11.1 Roundabout 1st exit D94A Tilly Sur Seulles 12.0 T junction Left D6 Tilly sur Seulles 16.2 Crossroads RIGHT to D33 towards Juaye Mondaye go via TRUNGY for guns. OTHERS GO STRAIGHT ON! 15.6 Junction Right D178 towards Juaye Mondaye Road bends to the right. 16.2 Enter Jouaye Mondaye. Look out for the Abbaye. 16.6 Pass war memorial on LEFT, NB IT’S NOT A ROUNDABOUT! follow D178 towards Noron la Poterie 16.7 Bear RIGHT and stay on D178 18.0 T Junction Left D67 towards TRUNGY 18.3 Junction Straight on D67 toward Villers Bocage and Caumont 18.9 RIGHT C2 toward Trungy and Salle Polyvalente 19.0 RIGHT Into Parking opposite Mairie Expected stop here to prepare for action and fire. Turn left out of Parking 19.1 T Junction Right Not signed? 20.1 Crossroads Left D13 towards Tilly sur Seulles This road formed the front line for much of June 1944. 50 Division, especially 151 Bde, mounted several attacks during this period, supported by 124 Fld Rgt RA. 22.2 This is the hamlet of Lingevres. Scene of much fighting from June 14 th when 9 DLI, supported by a squadron of 4/7 Dragoon Guards, attempted it’s capture. 24.0 Tilly sur Seulles CWGC cemetery on the right. 24.6 Crossroads Straight on D13 towards Fontenay le Pesnel. Parking 50 yards on right, park here and rejoin the main party by following the D13 back to the crossroads, follow the sign for the Musée de la bataille de Tilly sur Seulles (picture below). At present the route terminates here. The local authority of Tilly sur Seulles wish to welcome us formally. Guided museum tours and battlefield tours will be arranged. We may get no further than this………. .

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