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coming up a side turning. To
Gale's horror it swivelled &
went over his pal "Smudge"
Tank went on down road
reached beach where it was
destroyed.
Going over to cover Smudge to pull him
back into safety had to drop him &
go on. Beach group got tank. Quite
upset us. First personal casualty.
We had escaped beach, feel safer once
we got over beach. [consolidated ?] by oncoming
troops. [No more connections ?] in town.
Working in platoons. (50 of us left
of 300. by and of the [ ?]) About 40 of us
[ ?] in A Company [?] Co
going forward in afternoon - [ ?]
[tankings ? ] barged on soon for water - Going
out of town see sign [ ?] - [ ?]
[first time ?] we knew where we were.
About 2/2:30 came to farm. Took us to be
landing party [ ?] overtook 6th Ab
men gliders on roof top. telegraph poles
[ ?] them dead - took their cigs. pushed on
till we consolidated with 6th A positions.
Bienville water towers
[ ?] went into village
after eggs. 2 eggs for to captain cigs

This is the first village--- People [? ed]
us, Doors used to open, while wine came out
"Prussic Acid." At midnight we encamped in a field