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Langlinds, and Geordie Millburn,
and "Yorkie" Richardson from Yorkshire;
and Walter Fox from London
Fox & Richardson got a machine gun
burst in the stomach as they
came down ramp - both dead.
Langlinds, a second sniper, had been
hit by mortar on LC1(S) [(carry 60?)]
port side. Millburn also hit on
landing craft
On the way over the 5 had spent
a lot of time singing their heads
off. "This is one birthday you
won't forget in a hurry" Snipes
told Wally Fox who was considered
an old one he was 30. He was
married with two children &
a third expected. He would have
been 31 June 6th and the
troop all aged around 20
considered him the "Daddy." He
used to call them "You Youngsters
Of the original 60 men in B Troop
[crossed out] that [/crossed out] (composed of 30 officers; & 5 sgts [insertion] 5 cpls [/insertion])
that evening there was 1 officer
left no seargents and 1 cpl
and about 20 men.
2nd Lt A. Rubenstein was only officer left
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