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Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day? In my Troop (3 officers and 60 men) 1 officer was
killed, 1 wounded badly, and about 11 men were killed anD
about 16 were wounded. Capt Cousins who was killed was recommended
for a V.C. (unsuccessfully) the other officer got an M.C.

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
Capt T.F. Cousins thought I would be killed and
he would live: he said this the night before.

Were you wounded? Yes, slightly

How were you wounded? Grenade splinters.

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?
Too slight to be troublesome

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?
After the attack on Port-en-Bessen I went looking
for the other wounded officer who was not to be found
anywhere. I eventually found him in a large double bed
bandaged up and surrounded by about eight large
French women fussing over him. They had picked him
up off the street the night before — during the fighting — and
taken care of him admirably.

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, that struck
you more than anything else?
Capt. Cousins' remarkable tenacity and courage:
he was the outstanding officer of the Commando