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Old September 21st, 2002, 11:40 AM
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Some of you may find the following interesting for it is the Route that we travelled from Sword, across France, Belgium, and Holland.
THE ROUTE.
Newhaven. / Southampton / Piccadilly Circus in the Channel. / Sword beach. / Queen Red and Queen white sectors ./ Ouistreham. / Hermanville. / Morris"German position. / Hillman" German defence position. / The Orne canal and river. / Pegasus Bridge. / Benouville. / Coleville S Orne. / St Aubin d Arquenay. / Blainville. /Beauregarde. /Herouville. / Periers sur le Dan. / Beuville. / Bieville. / Lebisey. / Gazelle. / Le Mesnil. / Cambes. / Chateau De la Londe. / Le Landel. / Le Homme. / Escoville. /Epron. / La Bijude. / CAEN. /Across Pegasus bridge to Herouvillette. / Touffreville. / Sannerville. / Troan Road. / Bonneville. / Back across the Orne. / Benouville. / The Long move to Le Beny Bocage. / River Allure. / Vire and villages around. / WOUNDED S MINE./ The mad charge down the Tinchbray road. / Tinchebray. / Flers. / FALAISE POCKET. / The Chase across France toThe River Seine. / Les Andelys. / Amiens. / Arras. /Lille. /BELGIUM. / BRUSSELS. / Porte Joie. / Thielt. / Escaut canal.Lille st Hubert / HOLLAND. / Weert. / Helmond. / Heumen. / NIJMEGEN. / Recon; on the ARNHEM road. / Linden. / Mook./ The River Maas. / Vierlingsbeek. / Boxmee.r / Vortum. / Groeningeng. / Ooplo. / Overloon. / The Molen Beek. / Venraij. / Overloon to Venraij road in the Limburg area. / SEVERELY WOUNDED. /Shelling? / Helmond. / temp Hospital in school Eindhoven. / Hospital Airport to Croydon// / Croydon Hospital// / Warwick Hospital/ / Poole Hospital/ / Bovington Hospital/ / Shaftesbury Hospital/ / Lady Leas Lytchette Hospital/ / Lake House Rehab Hospital/ / Egham Rehab/ / At last back to Home Sweet Home!
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