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Were any of your friends killed or wounded either during the landing or
during the day?
yes when we were sunk

Do you remember any conversations you had with them before they became
casualties?
no

Were you wounded? no.

How were you wounded?

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?

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 -- the track of the torpedo which hit us was reported
by the Asdic operator and then visually sighted from the bridge. It
was coming straight for the forward magazine and someone on the
bridge remarked that "we should all soon be taking wings!" Luckily
the missile hit us amidship and all but 35 of the crew were
saved.

Do you recall any incident, sad or heroic, or simply memorable, that struck
you more than anything else?
The saturation bombing of the coast defences during
the night of 5th and early morning 6th June This was a
fantastic sight when seen from Seaward. In addition the
towed gliders, filled with Paratroopers, which came over to
Allied fleets in the early evening of 6th June.

The vast number of ships at Sea was also a most memorable
and heart - warming sight. We all knew that victory would come, it was