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THE ASSUALT LANDINGS IN NORMANDY [all words underlined]
D Day: MIDNIGHT JUNE 5 —MIDNIGHT JUNE 6

What is your full name?

Henry Francis Humberstone

What is your present address?

34 Mildmay Grove
Mildmay Park
Islington
London: N.1

Telephone number:

What was your unit, division, corps?

224 ^(section 2)^ Parachute Field Ambulance
(Royal ^Army^ Medical Corps)
6th Airborne Division

Where did you land and at what time?

In flooded area between
River Diues and Diues irrigation canal. 2 miles from
Robehomme Troarn map Ref. nearest village Colleville (around midnight

What was your rank and age on June 6, 1944?
Private. [check mark added] 20 years 3 months.

Were you married at that time?
No

What is your wife* s name?

Did you nave any children at that time?

When did you know that you were going to be part of the invasion?

During two weeks at transit camp
at Blakehill Farm. we were told during lecture

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?

Take off was a series of bouncing owing to excessive
weight in aircraft. Flying was normal. Nobody spoke for quite
some time. We were either smoking or chewing gum. We had [underscored] arranged
to sing the "French National Anthem" I never heard as much as a
whistle. We were told "cigemrettes out" the red light went on and
somebody said "look coloured lights coming up to us" then green for go.

* 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.)

We had heard that the germans were
curious to see how us paratroops were equipped.

Did you by any chance keep a diary of what happened to you that day?

No need to I can still remember almost
every minute during that time