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1944-06-19
Regiment 4th Wiltshire
Location France
Entry Veh party reached Gold Anchorage 2030 hrs without incident en route. Heavy seas running. Marching party arrived off French Coast at 0900 hrs. Seas too rough to land on beach. Tps landed ' dryshod' on pier made by R.E. All marching tps except one coy landed. Bn HQ were first tps ashore.