- Contributed by听
- Lancshomeguard
- People in story:听
- Edward W. Heslop
- Location of story:听
- Normandy France
- Background to story:听
- Army
- Article ID:听
- A9003890
- Contributed on:听
- 31 January 2006
This story has been added to the site by Jean Holmes of the Lancashire Home Guard on behalf of Edward Heslop and has been added to the site with his permission.
I was sent over to Normandy on D-day. Because the weather was so dreadful our sailing was postponed, but the storm made us all sick. We crossed the channel and climbed down to a landing ship. Then we were up to our chests in water and I had to hold my rifle over my head.
All around me in the water were dead bodies, but somehow or other I made it to H茅rouville without a scratch.
It was a month before we were able to have a bath and clean clothing. We were absolutely stinking.
I finished my war service in Bremen as a Lieutenant.
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