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The role of 1st Suffolk on D day was:
1st to capture a Battery of guns
covering beach
2nd To clear the village of Coalville
3rd To capture strong point "Hillman"

First two were easy, but "Hillman" proved
difficult nut to crack, & was finally taken
about 7 PM "D" day. The slowness
has been the subject of severe criticism
in the Book (forgotten name!) concerning the
whole campaign in N.W. Europe.
When I visited "Hillman" last year, (most of
the concrete works remain) I pondered over
the problem again, and realised what a tough
egg it was.

Contrary to reports that our slowness
was holding up reserve formations moving
up in our flanks, this is entirely untrue,
as the defenders of Hillman were far too busy
to give any attention to troops trying to
move forward wide on the flanks. To my
mind, reserve troops were hindered by bicycles
with which they were equipped, with the object
of cycling into Caen!