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2.

Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day? None of our platoon were killed on D Day, one was
wounded, but in 3 Platoon they had quite a few casualties, all of
them being good friends of everybody. Names evade me now.

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
No

Were you wounded? Not on D Day. I was wounded in the Western
Desert in 1943

How wore you wounded? By a German S Mine which deposited 6 pieces
of shrapnel in me, two of which I still retain in my pelvic area

Do you remember what it was like — that is, do you remember whether you
felt any pain or were you so surprised that you felt nothing? I thought, that
someone had set fire to my leg and I gently sat down. I did
not feel much pain at all but I remember that a Padre was first in
the minefield to get us out. We travelled by ten tonner for miles
along the coast road to the CCS. After an operation we were
flown down to Cairo to the 15 Scottish Hospital.

Do you remember seeing or hearing anything that seems funny now, even though
it may not have seemed amusing at the time? Or anything unexpected or out- of-place?
Please see attached brief story of my experience on 'D' Day.

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, that struck
you more than anything else?
No.