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Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day?
YES. I LOST MANY ONLY 150 OUT OF 600 MEN REACHED THE
RENDEZVOUS

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
I REMEMBER PTE DUNK WISHING ME AND LT ALAN JEFFERSON
TO SIGN HIS WILL IN FAVOUR OF HIS FIANCEE.
HE DIED I'M INFORMED A HEROS DEATH. I'LL REMEMBER
THE 2ND I/C, A MAD MAJOR BUT A BORN LEADER HIS NAME
WAS NEVER MENTIONED

Were you wounded ? YES

How were you wounded?
MORTAR SHRAPNEL JULY 24 (7 WEEKS AFTER D-DAY0

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?
EVERYTHING WAS NUMB FOR 5 HOURS THEN THE PAIN
CRISIS OVER IN 2 DAYS

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?
YES. ESPECIALLY THE FANTASTIC DREAMS ( THIS BEING AFTER D-DAY).

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, that struck
you more than anything else?
I'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER LT ALAN JEFFERSON (WHO LATER WAS
CO-DIRECTOR OF THE PLAY "THE FROG" WITH PRINCESS MARGARET).
LEADING US INTO THE BATTERY JUST BLOWING THE LITTLE
HORN HE CARRIED. HE WAS WOUNDED AS WE WENT INTO
ATTACK. HE STILL CARRIED ON BLOWING THAT HORN IN SPITE OF
INJURIES.