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1944-06-21
Regiment 5th Royal Berkshire
Location Bernieres-sur-Mer, France
Entry Weather worsens. High winds prevent unloading at times. Tonnage 367. 2020hrs. Beach area shelled. Nine shells in all. Two houses damaged, and A.A. Generator. Casualties among 144 Coy, Pioneer Corps.. Fragments of shell obtained, and together with other information forwar ed [forwarded] to County Battery Officer 4th AGRA, Main Corps HQ. Officially disclosed: 17 cm gun firing 160lb shell. Possible range 20,080 yards.