- Contributed byÌý
- GUNNER22
- People in story:Ìý
- COLIN CHADWICK
- Location of story:Ìý
- ON THE BEACHES
- Background to story:Ìý
- Army
- Article ID:Ìý
- A2333198
- Contributed on:Ìý
- 23 February 2004
WE WERE ONE OF THE FIRST LOT ON TO THE BEACH WHEN WE GOT THEIR WE WERE ORDERED TO SET UP A DEVENSIVE PERIMETER THEN THE LARGE STUFF STARTED FLOWING ON TO THE BEACH WE KEPT GETTING MACHINED GUNNED FROM THE STUKAS AND THERI WAS DEAD ALAROUND THE SHIPS KEPT GETTING BOMBED. I HAD MY MACHINE GUN POST CLOSE TO A TENT THAT WAS FULL OF RADIO EQUIPMENT THIS RECIEVED I DIRECT HIT AND I WAS KNOCKED OUT WHEN I WOKE UP I WAS ON A HOSPITAL SHIP AND ON MY WAY BACK TO ENGLAND
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