2016

31st May 2016

A very early start on a dreadful day. Torrential rain and spray from vehicles, conditions were very bad and at times dangerous. As we approached the QE11 bridge the traffic was heavier and the rain much worse with vehicles aquaplaning and incredible spray. The water on the roads, was in my view at a dangerous point with people travelling much too fast. In 43 years driving and thousands of miles travelled I don't think I have driven in worse conditions.

On the M20 there was debris in the carriageway and we got a puncture in poring rain, exiting the vehicle we stood over the arnco waiting for recovery. Being showered with water every time an HGV went past, “Singing in the Rain” and “Raindrops Keep falling On My Head” wore a bit thin!!! Soaking wet and very cold we were AA rescued and taken to Kwik Fit where I was stung for a tyre, but happily changed our clothes, even our underwear, which was soaking and resumed our journey still in pouring rain.

All the way down to our destination it rained and rained. A very tired pair of friends arrived at our home for the next 8 days.

1st June Wednesday

Still tired but up and away to Vire, did some shopping and visited a church or two. Here I paid respects to their War Memorials and sang in the churches. I love to sing and to hear what a hymn or favourite piece of music sounds like in a beautiful church is a real pleasure. Anyone who knows me will tell you, I'll sing at the drop of a hat and often do.

2nd June Thursday

A lovely drive through Bocage countryside on a grey day, with narrow roads trying to imagine how war touched this lovely part of . My imagination cannot match the horror of what these men went through. When I speak to Veteran's they tell me they were doing a job, they didn't have time to feel afraid or wonder if they would survive. They were doing what they had been trained for and if done correctly would come through with a lot of luck and a following wind!!!

We made our way to Omaha beach to the Overlord Museum that was newly opened in 2013. A very pleasant few hours reading clear exhibit information and talking to three Dutch men who were interested in my small contribution of telling my story of two

father's part in the conflict. Melanie Hare's father Lt Col. James H. Hare, Ox and Bucks and my own father Clifford Turner, H.L.I.

The museum is very well supported with artifacts and well presented with many new pieces of information that I had not seen before. There are great photographs which I felt needed explanations but did not have one. However we had a very pleasant time reading this new information and it is well structured.

Forty years of research have been put into this collection. 10,000 pieces of memorabilia, 35 vehicles all in this unique collection depicting one of the greatest moments in living history. The daily steps taken by the Allied forces who participated in the D-Days landings are breathtaking.

We had a small lunch and moved on to the American Cemetery at Colleville, to just reflect. The loss of all these young men fighting for a cause to make life better for others is enormous. I just hope people are proud of all those those young men who gave everything to stop a madman.

We then drove the coast road past Gold and Juno beaches before heading to to the Museum to see Mark Worthington. He was busy putting finishing touches to exhibits ready for the arrival of the Veteran's. While sitting talking to him we were introduced to Lance Neilson. He was walking past while we were talking and came over. Lance is making a new film about Pegasus Bridge and as we spoke he had just been contacted by a renowned actor, British and a Hollywood star to play Major John Howard. He would not say anything so we'll have to wait and see. All very hush, hush but my best guess is it will be Damien Lewis. May be I should start a betting book to see if I'm right. How all very exciting!!

After chatting further with Mark we left Pegasus to find a restaurant for an evening meal. Safely accomplished in Villers Bocage a very full pair of friends drove home to their billet.

3rd June Friday

Today we decided to visit Vitre in the Ill-De-Vilaine department of France just on the edge of Brittany It has a chateau built in the 11th-12th Century. In the late 1500's it was Protestant and for sometime was the stronghold of the Huguenots. Badly persecuted the Huguenots fled the area. On striking up a conversation with two American's we discovered the gentleman's family on his father's side had been Protestant/ Huguenots and had fled the country. He had found several graves in the churchyard with his surname on, so there were still ties to the town. His father had fought during the war coming up through Italy.

It is a beautiful town with lovely buildings and very old architecture. We found a very pleasant bistro for lunch and after another leisurely stroll around the town and a visit to the Notre dame Church for a sing, we returned to St. Pois via the beautiful countryside.

4th June Saturday

Made our way to Arromanches to see if any veteran's had arrived, apart from re-en- actors I couldn't find anyone. I contacted my Dutch friends, 3 Gevers brother's who were at Colleville, up on the American beaches and my other Dutch friends were just arriving in France they had stopped at the Cafe Gondres. So we will meet another day.

We visited the museum in Arromanches then left for Pegasus. On arriving at the Museum we saw two boats. Motor Gun Boat 81 based at Portsmouth took part in the D- Day Normandy landings acting as one of the landing boats for the British and Canadian troops on the approaches to Sword beach. She is now retained in her MGB 81 markings.

The other a High Speed Launch HSL102 was an air Sea rescue launch attached to the Royal Air Force. The purpose of this class of boat was to rescue downed airman. Although speaking to my friend Jack Griffiths Glider Pilot he had been told not to expect any rescue if they came down. However HSL 102 was credited with many such recoveries although she did not attend on D-Day many of her sister craft did. Both of these vessels can be seen at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and both are available for excursions.

A quick look around the museum and a visit to the “Fallen heroes Of Normandy” stand for some information for a friend who lost his father at Buron. Then a read of the Commonwealth War Graves stand. A New exhibit this year, Mark tells me they may have a permanent CWGC exhibit. I have had the experience of reading a complete exhibit when the museum at Bayeux was being renovated and it made for extremely

interesting reading. I hope it will be a good addition.

We went for coffee at Les Trois Planeurs and bumped into Mark again who came with us for a small break. While discussing all that was going on he said that there was a moved memorial being dedicated remembering an atrocity at Grangues near Dives on the 7th, would we like to go to the ceremony. We said we certainly would as I was still trying to find a memorial I had seen some twenty years prior to this where airman had been murdered by Wehrmacht soldiers. I have since found that the memorial I had been looking for for years is in the grounds of the Ardennes Abbeye.

After refreshment we went to the cafe at to see if any of the regulars were there and met up with Sid Wells and many other acquaintances from Belgium, Netherlands and France. Also among them was an American Keith Ward-Goffin Capt. special forces Medic retired Fort Bragg North Carolina. After serving for many years he was enjoying not getting his hair cut and just generally chilling out. A lovely chap enjoying his vacation.

We went to Ranville Church where I was hoping to sing on the 6th June but it looks as if I will not be doing so. So I sang for myself in this beautiful church and to any passers by who cared to listen. At the end of singing the hymn “I Vow To Thee My Country” they all said I was wonderful, so a small consolation from a few interested veteran's and their families.

5th June Sunday

Up early and made our way to Pegasus Bridge. The ceremony will begin at 11.00a.m. We wanted to be early to greet others. We parked next to Sheila Harding and Reg Charles. Reg was in fine form for his age of 93, he keeps well and informed others that he hadn't seen a doctor for two years. Reg is Ox and Bucks and with 9 others was presented with his legion D' Honneur by Colonel Benoit Trochu. He is a French Armoured regiment Colonel. .

We met my friend John Geboers and his friends. John wears the uniform of a HLI soldier with 53rd Welsh Div. insignia and is kindly laying a wreath with me on behalf of the Ox & Bucks old comrades. He bends easier than I do. The Fallen Heroes of Normandy exhibit was opened and we moved onto the commemorative stones where Veteran's and Penny Bates (Major John Howard's daughter) and John and I laid wreaths.

I also met a 53rd Welsh Division Veteran, Ted Bullock.

We had a drink at the museum and talked to other Veteran's. It's so nice to see so many. I had photo's taken with Reg Charles, George Talbot and Cecil Jeffcoate. All lovely gentlemen and although in their 90's they keep very well.

We walked over the Bridge and met three other Dutch friends. Three Gevers brother's the son's of a 's-Hertogenbosch Dutch host who had several Liberator's stay with them including the daughter, Melanie Hare, of Lt. Col. James H. Hare who was killed in the Netherlands during the war.

After the death of their father the boy's and their mother and I have stayed friends, we all continue to visit Normandy to pay our respects to the fallen. We visited the church at Ranville and the cemetery together. In the church I sang and then we went on to the Table Manon for a lovely meal with our friends and raised a glass or two! to absent friends.

6th June Monday

Keith and Jo our hosts drove us to Arromanches. It's lovely to be driven after so much driving by myself. On arrival we parked in a car park close to the front and walked to the beach square. All preparations were being made and a party atmosphere was getting underway

While watching the Netherlands Army parade into the square with a marching band, we bumped into Bas, Pieter and Martjin the three Gevers brother's, they were having their last few hours in Arromanches. Another long goodbye to the boy's and they set off for home.

A few more Veteran's arrived. Reg Charles with his family, Billy Harrison in his RN uniform. Billy was one who had his Legion D' Honneur presented at Pegasus yesterday. He look's very smart in his uniform and was so enjoying his pint and time in Arromanches. Billy had been in the Aurora and had a chat with Keith whose father had been in Ajax during the war.

During lunch and having coffee we thought there was little chance of any sort of air display because of sea mist. But after lunch the weather suddenly cleared. A helicopter flew over but the display was limited as the weather started to close in again.

A group of young ATC cadets who had been doing parades for several days were standing in front of us. Their Sergeant informed us they had done 9 parades, 6 of them back to back and standing in the heat meant they had to keep a strict eye on them. As the weather warmed a few passed out. Poor things they were so upset, but they had all done so well.

While watching the Veteran's arrive I met Jack Pritchard from the Lincolnshire Regiment. He had been brought by his son and daughter-in-law and was delighted to be there although tired by the days festivities.

We stayed for the complete service with the Army Chaplin Mandy Reynolds taking it. A couple of hymns and the French national Anthem sung by a French boys school and our ATC cadets singing God Save The Queen with help from you know who!! ended a lovely day of commemoration. At the end a chance to meet old and new friends. By chance I saw 90 year old Tony Pengelley wandering around looking for his daughter. Tony is a 53rd Welsh Div. Veteran of the Monmouthshire Regiment.

He has returned to 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands for several years and it's always a pleasure to see him and to have a chat. He hopes to return to Den Bosch this year. He looks so well I expect he will.

It had been a long day and we decided to have an evening meal at Table Manon Ranville. After a lovely meal we headed for home.

7th June Monday

Another early start and we headed for Grangues near Dives, an absolutely beautiful village in a very steep sided valley. There was to be a service and dedication for airman and para's who had been murdered by the Wehrmacht . Such a tragedy. A memorial stone

and plaque have been positioned and the Piperade S.W.P.A. pipe band played.

To read what happened in this lovely spot please use the link. http://www.591-antrim-parachute.info/Grangues-crashes.html

After the lovely service and on the best day weather wise we went to the Marie for drinks and yet another hymn sung in the lovely church, we took Mark back to Pegasus and went to Ranville to await his return for lunch.

I have returned to Normandy for more years than I care to remember. Ever since 1961 we returned as a family visiting places that father had been and meeting local families who remembered him. He went back to remind himself of what they had fought for and to be close to those who didn't return. It was never to glorify war more a time of reflection and nearness I suppose. I visit the same places in respect for him and others who are now less fortunate in being able to get there. This year more than most I felt the loss of all of these men more than ever. My father has been gone a long time since 2003 in fact, and it be in places that he so enjoyed visiting and meeting old friends leaves an impression that I wasn't aware of quite as much as I was this year. When these dear men have all gone I hope that those of us who are left will still be able to honour our father's and their friends in a way that they would be proud of. To remember them all and never forget those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Least we forget

Aircraft Crashes at Château de Grangues :

On the night of 5th/6th June 1944, the residents and staff of the Château were aware that an invasion was taking place soon after the first wave of aircraft crossed the coast of Normandy. The aircraft were flying at a much lower altitude that they usually witnessed. Also on the Château estate at this time was a German military unit charged with looking after their regiment's horses in the stables at the Château. They had been making use of the facilities for several months. The German soldiers did not live in the Château, but camped in slit trenches and tents near to the stables. They had use of one of the servant's quarters as their kitchen. The remaining estate servants either lived in the Château itself or in estate cottages.

In the early hours of D-day, the Château de Grangues park and neighbouring fields were hit by 6 crashing British aircraft. Two Stirlings, 3 Horsa Gliders which were identifiable and a 4th Horsa which had no chalk mark but bore the aircraft makers number B&P728. Two of the Horsas landed on top of mature fir tree woods. This accounts for the high injury statistics from shattered leg bones. Weighed down with kit, many of the troops had fallen or dropped to the ground from the tree canopy. At least one unfortunate casualty had become entangled in branches and was not recovered for some time. His remains were intered in the Château grounds as 'unidentified'.

This page will explain which aircraft fell in which location, and the names of those known to have been onboard. It is incomplete. Hopefully more details can be added after further research. An inquiry report states 50 of the air crew and passengers were killed on impact, at least 38 were injured and evacuated to a German Army Hospital, [one from EF2915-J the rest from Gliders] and 8 were shot at about 6am on 6th June 1944.

The first to crash was Stirling EJ116-U:

(This illustration is based on a 1945 plan of the lanes and fields.) It came down in a field south west of Denouville Farm. Between the farm and the D49A road. The plane had taken off from 620 Squadron at RAF Fairford, heading from drop zone 'N', there were no survivors of that crash. Because the cargo it carried was full of explosives, and the plane had been been ablaze detonating the shells and bullets and other explosives on board, the crash site was deemed too dangerous for any locals to get near, to recover the bodies. It was many months before the Red Cross could be pursuaded by the Comte at the Château, to arrange a military team to come to the site to make it safe and the deceased were removed and buried in the smaller grave A.2 on the plan in September

of 1944. Given the length of time that had lapsed since the crash, all the human remains from this grave were transported to Ranville War Cemetery after March 1945 and interred in a collective grave VIA-1 to 25 at Ranville War Cemetery. The man who buried them initially in the Château grounds in September claimed in the Inquiry he had buried 18 bodies from this aircraft and he was adament it was a bi-motor plane. (Twin engined -which would indicate an Albemarle or Dakota type aircraft) Those who perished in this crash and whose remains are interred in the collective grave at Ranville are as follows:

Air Crew NAME SERVICE No. OCCUPATION UNIT Stirling EJ116-U 1348797 / Albert Hamilton Barton Pilot Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Pilot Officer 176884

Henry Mark Bettiner 1550834 Navigator Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Flight Serjeant

Geoffrey Crosse 1894261 Flight Engineer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Serjeant

Donald Reid 1473068 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Serjeant

John Gillies Smith 1059520 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Serjeant

Wireless Operator William Eric Wallis 1439755 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Serjeant / Gunner

Passengers EJ116-U Raymond Charles Belcher 258144 Paratrooper Reconnaisance Corps , Royal Armoured Corps Lieutenant

Michael Percy Done 7947393 Paratrooper Reconnaisance Corps , Royal Armoured Corps Trooper

Peter Thomas Earwicker 420192 Paratrooper Reconnaisance Corps , Royal Armoured Corps Corporal

George Wilson Lamont 7903897 Paratrooper Reconnaisance Corps , Royal Armoured Corps Trooper

Arthur Harry Wilson 7961412 Paratrooper Reconnaisance Corps , Royal Armoured Corps Trooper

George William Hunt 4470319 Paratrooper Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Craftsman

Geoffrey Copson 14405006 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Private

Reginald Albert Edward Francis 6354955 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Private

Vincent Patrick Cole Frost 14420431 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Private

John Gascoigne 4343281 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Lance Corporal

John Edward Philip Hutchings 5674216 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Colout Serjeant Major

Alfred Ronald Kemp 5676360 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Corporal

George Henry Leamer 5675357 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Corporal

Robert Laurence Mitchell 3066484 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Lance Corporal

Walter Scott 3251811 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Private

Denis Shutt 14218485 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Private

Robert William Stobbart 2026577 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Private

Robert Twist 3244791 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Lance Corporal

Albert Van-Rynen 5676770 Paratrooper 7th Light Infantry Parachute Battalion Corporal

The 2nd Aircraft down was Stirling EF295-J

Like the previous aircraft it too came from RAF Fairford 620 Squadron. It crashed in a triangular shaped field, two fields north of the previous crash site. With the D27 road on the north of the field and the link road to D49A road running down the western side. Not that far from La Forge Ancienne or The Old Forge. The aircraft had been hit by flak as it crossed the Normandy coast, and a piece of flak caught and ignited some of the explosives being carried by the 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Engineers. The fire was quick to take hold, and it became a race to evacuate the burning plane before it came down. Five jumped, the first four survived the jump though three were later captured and held POW till the end of the war. Major PA Wood, Lieutenant AB Oliveira and Sapper CM Bartlett. The last to Jump was Sapper Albert E Austin, he was last seen falling with his parachute aflame. His body was recovered and is interred in Bayeaux War Cemetery. Driver F Jacklin landed safely and then spent several weeks evading capture as he made his way back to rejoin the squadron. Four of the air crew perished in the crash and are interred in a collective grave at Ranville VA.D.3-8 along with Sapper JJ Evans and Sapper J R Youell, both of whom also died in the crash. Two aircrew were injured and taken POW, 10 passengers were taken POW either uninjured or superficially injured. Of the 10 passenger survivors, 1 Officer Lieutenant J Shinner from Head Quarters Royal Engineers was taken away for interrogation and his colleague Sapper P Guard, a clerk with the HQRE was held prisoner, and with 6 other members of 591 Parachute Squadron, and a Glider Pilot from one of the Horsas, were executed at approximately 6 am by the German Soldier in charge of the unit based at the

Château. One survivor who was seriously injured and received medical aid Sapper CT Law, he was evacuated to a German Hospital at Pont-l'Évêque and remained a POW till the end of the war, Lance Corporal J Reardon-Parker died from his crash injuries on 7th June 1944 and was interred in the large grave A1 at the Château. The man who buried the seven deceased from this crash, stated in the Grangues Inquiry that the bodies were interred in a 3rd collective grave on the 11th June 1944 in the grounds of the Park. It is not identified on the plans used in the Inquiry and it is not possible to identify where this 3rd grave site was, likely somewhere beyond grave A2 heading away from the Château itself. Air Crew NAME SERVICE No. OCCUPATION UNIT Stirling EF295-J J/15517 - killed in Wilmott Reginald Pettit Pilot Royal Canadian Air Force Squadron Leader crash

135746- killed in Richard George Watkins Navigator Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Flying Officer crash

1851161-killed in Geoffrey Albert Maund Flight Engineer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserves Serjeant crash

Albert Ernest Pryce 1314446-injured Air Gunner - Rear Gunner Royal Air Force Serjeant (1923-2004) POW

424961-killed in Edward Harry Frederick Atkinson Bomb Aimer Royal New Zealand AIr Force Flight Serjeant crash

Robert (Bob) Frederick Kebbell 1295606- injured Wireless Operator Royal Air Force Flight Serjeant (1921-1997) POW

Passengers EF295-J

Officer in Command 591 Philip Andrew Wood 41207-POW 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Major (1908-1990) Antrim-jumped

591 Ant rim Par

Anthony Benjamin Oliveira 277794-POW Paratrooper-jumped ach Lieutenant (1923-1983) ute Squ adr on

John Searle Shinner Paratrooper Information 233373-POW Head Quarters Royal Engineers Lieutenant (1920-1999) Officer

1876309-POW Peter Guard Paratrooper Clerk Head Quarters Royal Engineers Sapper shot

1878189-POW Kenneth William Branston Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Lance Corporal shot

Thomas Andrew Faser 882124-POW shot Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Lance Corporal

1944972-POW William Alexander Kelly Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Corporal shot

CM Bartlett 5669776-POW Paratrooper-jumped 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper

14404888-killed Albert Edwin Austin Paratrooper -jumped 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper in jump

1877562-killed in John R Youell Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper crash

14422902-POW Frank Wolfe Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper shot

14537569-POW David Henry Wheeler Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper shot

C T Law 14504398-POW Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper

14550031-POW John Reardon-Parker died next day Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper from injuries

2116526-killed in John Joseph Evans Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper crash

14283438-POW George Thomson Paratrooper 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper/Driver shot

Frank Jacklin 14275964-evaded Paratrooper-jumped 591 Antrim Parachute Squadron Sapper/Driver (1915-2003)

Of the following 4 aircraft, all were Horsa Gliders, three crashed and one landed. Horsa Aircraft Numbers: LM 467, LM 475 and LM 494 plus 4th glider B&P478 (the maker's mark.) It is not known which order they came down, other than they all hit the estate grounds after the two motorised aircraft.

A. Horsa (Chalk No. 74) crashed: From RAF Harwell towed by Tug Aircraft flown by Pilot Officer Peel 295 Squadron.

Pilot Serjeant Barry Powell (5184835) was killed in the crash, the other pilot Staff Serjeant Duncan Frank Wright (1509818) was taken prisoner and locked in the stables with the survivors from 591

Parachute Squadron who had been on board Stirling EF295-J. He was shot with them in the early hours of 6th June and buried in their mass grave A1 lower level, by the Germans on 6th June 1944. Serjeant Barry Powell and two other casualties of this glider crash were buried on the 9th June 1944 in grave A1 upper level. This is likely to be the glider that crashed behind the Ch?teau on top of trees. Air Crew Horsa CN74 NAME SERVICE No. OCCUPATION UNIT (3rd Wave)

15090818- POW Duncan Frank Wright Glider Pilot Glider Pilot Regiment Staff Serjeant shot

5184835- killed in Barry Powell Glider Pilot Glider Pilot Regiment Serjeant crash

137383- killed in John Hornsby Max Airlanding Head Quarters Royal Engineers Captain crash

2657749- Held Royal Signals W.D. Ainsley ./. Lance Corporal POW (Stalag IV-B / POW No.80955)

Howarth Held POW ./. Royal Signals? Signalman

6153792- Held Royal Signals F.W. Martin ./. Serjeant Major POW (Stalag Luft III /POW No.80975)

3305725-Held A.T MacDonald ./. Royal Signals Corporal POW

S/14563271- Held Royal Army Service Corps Sydney Ellis ./. Lance Corporal POW (Stalag IV-B/ POW No.80922)

./. ./. ./. Glider Pilot Regiment ./.

B. Horsa Glider (Chalk No.90) Crashed: From RAF Harwell towed by Tug Aircraft flown by Pilot Officer of 570 Squadron.

Both Aircrew were killed in the crash. This crash is located closest to the Château. 8 onboard this aircraft were buried on the evening of the 7th June 1944 in the grave A1. Lieutenant Shinner claims that his local enquiries revealed there were no survivors of this crash, the glider having landed on top of dense woodland. Air Crew NAME SERVICE No. OCCUPATION UNIT Horsa CN90 (3rd Wave)

137319- killed in John Lee Bromley Glider Pilot Glider Pilot Regiment Lieutenant crash

1462774- killed in Samuel Roy Luff Glider Pilot Glider Pilot Regiment Staff Serjeant crash

Passengers CN90 58911- killed in Royal Artillery, No.3 Combined Operations Robert Arbuthnot Hunter AirLanding Captain crash Bombardment Unit

D/JX453556- Arthur Frederick Martin AirLanding Royal Navy HMS Mastodon Telegraphist killed in crash

C/JX572702- Spencer Charles Porter AirLanding Head Quarters Royal Engineers Telegraphist killed in crash

C. Horsa Glider Landed: unmarked and unidentified Glider, occupants unknown- there might have been fatalities, casualties, POWs or evaders. D. Horsa Glider Crashed: occupants unknown

(a reported 37 injured survivors, and may be more, from the Gliders were transferred to the German Hospital at Pont-l'Évêque. Those who survived their injuries were held Prisoners of War.)

The other identified casualties of the Horsa's, which were interred in the grounds of Château de Grangue and subsequently moved to Ranville are: Unknown NAME SERVICE No. OCCUPATION UNIT Horsa A,B or C 4927999- killed in Wiliam Winfield AirLanding 1st Airborne Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles Lance Corporal crash

7685953- killed in Sidney Alfred Davies AirLanding Corps of Military Police attached to 6th Airborne Lance Corporal crash

S/6403808- killed Royal Army Service Corps attached to Wiliam Piper AirLanding Private in crash Head Quarters Royal Engineers

97002810 died Royal Army Medical Corps attached to Reginald Charles John Ventham AirLanding Private 7th June 6th Airborne Division