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War Diary

1944-08-04
Regiment 5th Royal Berkshire
Location Bernieres-sur-Mer, France
Entry 0020hrs. Enemy air activity over BMA. "B" Coy report stick of red parachute flares dropped. One landed in Biv. Area. Flare extinguished. 0045hrs. "D" Coy report bomb in St Aubin area 0800hrs. Off loading normal 1800hrs. Tonnage: 2,366 1905hrs. Warning message from FOBAA via PMLO: "Torpedo about 3ft 10 ins painted grey, three prongs on nose, may be floating in anchorage or washed ashore. First sighted eastern end of Sword. Anyone sighting it please report at once" All companies informed.