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Ts transcriptions, with some original ms and ts versions (most 2pp each), of brief recollections of various British and Canadian Soldiers regarding aspects of the D-Day landings in Normandy, used as scripts in a Brittany Ferries produced series of tapes entitled 'Historic Talking Tours: The British D-Day Trail, An Account of the Operations of the British and Canadian Forces in Normandy, 6th June 1944', aimed at tourists visiting the area, and including contributions from: Group Captain Patrick L M Hennessey MBE, then a Lance Corporal Tank Commander in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), Sword Beach; Lieutenant Commander George Butler Honour DSC RNVR, then Commander of an X-craft Midget Submarine, off Sword Beach; Rear Admiral John Carlill OBE, then a Midshipman aboard the cruiser HMS MAURITIUS, off Sword Beach; Major Reginald Rutherford MC, a Platoon Commander of 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, Sword Beach; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Jones MBE, the a Platoon Commander, 'A' Company, 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, Sword Beach; Colonel Anthony D Lewis DSO MBE, then Heavy Weapons Troop Commander with No 6 Commando, Sword Beach; Reverend Jim Wisewell, then an orderly in HQ Company 223rd Field Ambulance attached to 185th Brigade (3rd Division), Sword Beach; Lieutenant Colonel Eric Cooper-Key MBE MC, Company Commander of 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment, Sword Beach; Lieutenant Colonel Eric Lumis, then commanding First Reinforcement Company, 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment (8th Brigade); Corporal, later Sergeant, Jack Hodgson, Medical Orderly in 9th Field Ambulance RAMC (3rd Division), Sword Beach; Major Jamie Stewart CD, an artillery Forward Observation Officer with the North Shore Regiment of Canada, Juno Beach; Brigadier General S V Radley-Walters CMM DSO MC CD, then a Captain and 2nd in command of a tank squadron in the Canadian Sherbrook Fusilier Regiment, Juno Beach; Major General A E 'Tony' Younger DSO OBE, then a Major and Officer Commanding 26th Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers (79th Armoured Division), June Beach; Sapper Bill Dunn MBE JP, an AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) Driver, RE, Juno Beach, including details of his horrific wounds; Lieutenant Commander Ronald Prescott Howard DSO* DSC RN, Beachmaster of Gold Beach; Sergeant Ronald Eastwood, a Sherman Flail Tank Driver, in 1 Assault Team, 'B' Squadron Westminster Dragoons, Gold Beach; Colonel Ian T C Wilson MBE MC, then a Platoon Commander, 73rd Field Company RE (231st Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division) acting as a demolition team, Gold Beach; Brigadier Harold David Nelson-Smith MC, then Officer Commanding 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment (50th (Northumbrian) Division), Gold Beach; Major Anthony R C Mott, then Officer Commanding 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, Gold Beach; Major 'Horace' Wright MBE MC*, then a Platoon Commander of 'C' Company, 1st Hampshire Regiment, Gold Beach; Lieutenant Colonel John Littlejohns MC, then Company Commander 'D' Company 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment; Major General 'Cosmo' Neville CB CBE DSO, Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Gold Beach; Lieutenant John Bennett RM, a Machine Gun Officer with 47 Commando Royal Marines, Gold Beach; and two accounts not used in the finished project by Private Bill Hawkins, an AVRE tank driver carrying a fascine; and Private Fred Holloway, 61st Reconnaissance Regiment (50th (Northumbrian) Division), Gold Beach. Together with the printed guide to accompany the two audio tapes (28pp), illustrated with photographs and maps, the route of the tour, as well as biographies of the authors and speakers.
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Ts transcriptions, with some original ms and ts versions (most 2pp each), of brief recollections of various British and Canadian Soldiers regarding aspects of the D-Day landings in Normandy, used as scripts in a Brittany Ferries produced series of tapes entitled 'Historic Talking Tours: The British D-Day Trail, An Account of the Operations of the British and Canadian Forces in Normandy, 6th June 1944', aimed at tourists visiting the area, and including contributions from: Group Captain Patrick L M Hennessey MBE, then a Lance Corporal Tank Commander in the 13th/18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own), Sword Beach; Lieutenant Commander George Butler Honour DSC RNVR, then Commander of an X-craft Midget Submarine, off Sword Beach; Rear Admiral John Carlill OBE, then a Midshipman aboard the cruiser HMS MAURITIUS, off Sword Beach; Major Reginald Rutherford MC, a Platoon Commander of 2nd Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, Sword Beach; Lieutenant Colonel Edward Jones MBE, the a Platoon Commander, 'A' Company, 1st Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, Sword Beach; Colonel Anthony D Lewis DSO MBE, then Heavy Weapons Troop Commander with No 6 Commando, Sword Beach; Reverend Jim Wisewell, then an orderly in HQ Company 223rd Field Ambulance attached to 185th Brigade (3rd Division), Sword Beach; Lieutenant Colonel Eric Cooper-Key MBE MC, Company Commander of 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Royal Norfolk Regiment, Sword Beach; Lieutenant Colonel Eric Lumis, then commanding First Reinforcement Company, 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment (8th Brigade); Corporal, later Sergeant, Jack Hodgson, Medical Orderly in 9th Field Ambulance RAMC (3rd Division), Sword Beach; Major Jamie Stewart CD, an artillery Forward Observation Officer with the North Shore Regiment of Canada, Juno Beach; Brigadier General S V Radley-Walters CMM DSO MC CD, then a Captain and 2nd in command of a tank squadron in the Canadian Sherbrook Fusilier Regiment, Juno Beach; Major General A E 'Tony' Younger DSO OBE, then a Major and Officer Commanding 26th Assault Squadron, Royal Engineers (79th Armoured Division), June Beach; Sapper Bill Dunn MBE JP, an AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) Driver, RE, Juno Beach, including details of his horrific wounds; Lieutenant Commander Ronald Prescott Howard DSO* DSC RN, Beachmaster of Gold Beach; Sergeant Ronald Eastwood, a Sherman Flail Tank Driver, in 1 Assault Team, 'B' Squadron Westminster Dragoons, Gold Beach; Colonel Ian T C Wilson MBE MC, then a Platoon Commander, 73rd Field Company RE (231st Brigade, 50th (Northumbrian) Division) acting as a demolition team, Gold Beach; Brigadier Harold David Nelson-Smith MC, then Officer Commanding 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment (50th (Northumbrian) Division), Gold Beach; Major Anthony R C Mott, then Officer Commanding 'B' Company, 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment, Gold Beach; Major 'Horace' Wright MBE MC*, then a Platoon Commander of 'C' Company, 1st Hampshire Regiment, Gold Beach; Lieutenant Colonel John Littlejohns MC, then Company Commander 'D' Company 1st Battalion Hampshire Regiment; Major General 'Cosmo' Neville CB CBE DSO, Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment, Gold Beach; Lieutenant John Bennett RM, a Machine Gun Officer with 47 Commando Royal Marines, Gold Beach; and two accounts not used in the finished project by Private Bill Hawkins, an AVRE tank driver carrying a fascine; and Private Fred Holloway, 61st Reconnaissance Regiment (50th (Northumbrian) Division), Gold Beach. Together with the printed guide to accompany the two audio tapes (28pp), illustrated with photographs and maps, the route of the tour, as well as biographies of the authors and speakers.
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