| Regiment | 5th Royal Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Bernieres-sur-Mer, France |
| Entry | 0330hrs. Ammunition truck was near Rear HQ, and building evacuated to Advance HQ. Woman suspect held at the time was also safely evacuated. Building fired, but flames extinguished. 0415hrs. Recce Patrol of BHQ staff return to Rear HQ. Reported clear. 0430hrs. Rear HQ Established. 0500hrs. Low flying attack by enemy aircraft. Machine gunning and A.P. bombs. No casualties 0730hrs. Rear HQ again caught fire, but extinguished by office personnel. During the day many enemy prisoners brought in and interrogated. German soldier disguised as French farmer captured. Evacuated to England. 1500hrs. Rear HQ moved owing to damage to building. HQ and S Companies also moved to same vicinity. Move eastwards, but distance inland remained unchanged. Unloading continued throughout the day and until midnight. For the next few days the beach companies worked from five o'clock in the morning until midnight. "D" Company at Ammunition Dump had a platoon each night continuing all through the night. They were handling 10 tons of ammunition per man per day. Slight raid at night. No damage or casualties. Tonnage discharged for first three days: 3182 |
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