Discussion in ' NW Europe ' started by j5spitman , Jul 21, Log in or Sign up. Roody, Thankyou so much. Life has been rather hectic lately.
We lost our Dear old Tom on St Paddy's day. A wonderful military send off with a huge guard of honour from all parts of the services but most imporetantly Suffolks and Bed's and Herts. I would so have loved for him to see these. Thankyou J. Brian I'm slow on the uptake these days and would very much like to read what you have written about Hillman and Morris, but can't find it.
All I know is they created havoc on D-Day until they were cleared. By the way Spitbloke, as a wireless operator 'over and out' just don't go together, I don't wish to be rude but why do you use it? Driver-op , Jul 28, Sorry lads I do not have a copier and my one fingered key board production is a horrible mess. So that I able to give you a "taste" of Hillman and Morris I have done the next best thing. Of Field Co RE. Tuesday, 6th June, was to be, for me and many others, a defining moment.
Our first taste of active service face to face with the enemy, and life would never be the same again. It was the climax of months of arduous training, mainly in the North of Scotland, often in atrocious weather conditions.
During numerous amphibious exercises I was invariably seasick, and I could hardly realise my good fortune that I was one of the very few who was not sick on D Day, despite being tossed about in a L. I was further pleasantly surprised having moved off the beach and inland towards Colleville-sur-Orne to find myself and my party of Sappers still in one piece.
