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THE ASSAULT LANDINGS IN NORMANDY

D DAY: MIDNIGHT JUNE 5 ---MIDNIGHT JUNE 6

What is your full name? Reginald George Dale

What is your present address?
57 Elder Road , West Norwood , S .E.27.

Telephone number:
GIPsy Hill 6544

What was your unit, division, corps?
105 Inf . Bdge . W/Shops ( attached 3rd .Div : )

Where did you land and at what time?
Queen’ s Beach, Normandy , 2. a.m. 6.6.1944 .

What was your rank and age on June 6, 1944?
Rank Corporal- R .E .M.E.
Age 31

Were you married at that time? Yes

What is your wife's name? Hilda

Did you nave any children at that time?
No , but one expected.

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?
Not until the night before , when we were moved to White Camp , out -
side Newhaven ; we are inspected and wished "good luck" by General
Montgomery who told us we would be back in England in 21 days.

What was the trip like during the crossing of the Channel? Do you
remember, for example, any conversations you had or how you passed the time?
The sea was fairly calm, my pals and I sat on a wagon on a Tank
Landing Craft watching for the approach of enemy aircraft .

Were there any rumours aboard ship? (Some people remember hearing that
the Germans had poured gasoline on the water and planned to set it afire
when the troops came in.)
There was a rumour that the Germans might at the same time be
invading us.

Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day?
No , events moved too fast .