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him when they landed Rufty went
into a shell hole The ammo pulled
him down + before he could
swim to the surface the landing
craft --------------------- drifted
over him
Hit beach at 7:30 in first wave
D Co + A Co were the two assaulting
CO's for 50 Div There was about 108
in each company and they were
LCA- about 16 in each craft About
10 craft in all
In Hollis's craft was the company
Co Major Ronald Lofthouse (got MC for D Day)
His company's objective was
the battery at Mont Fleury Their
assault area was bout 200 yds
on their left ---------- was 2 assaulting
companies of the 5 East Yorkshire
Regt and -- Hollis's right
2 CO's of the Dorsets + 2 CO's of
the Hampshire Regts plus the 47
Commando
Going in with Hollis's is two
of his pals Pvt Paddy Mullally and
Pvt Charlish a Bven Gunner Charlish
sd: "There's no need to worry
about- when its time you'll
get it and you can't do
wont about it" Rufty sd "Ah
well lets get at them now +
sort them out" Mullally: "By the