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An Officer's Diary

In the Hertfordshire Archives are notes and a letter from Sergeant R.C. Couzins, the (St Albans) Field Battery, 86th (East Anglian) (Hertfordshire Yeomanry) Brigade/Field Brigade/Regiment, R.A., about his experiences on the Normandy beach and in the following weeks through Northern France and into Belgium cf. https://www.hertsmemories.org.uk/content/category/herts-history/diaries-and-letters/hertfordshire-voices/personal-papers-of-883440-sergeant-r-c-couzins
In the same batch of papers is the diary of an unknown officer, presumably from the same Field Battery, detailing his experiences of this time.  These have been recorded and are presented in the articles below.

  • Officer's Diary 6th to 13th June 1944

    Officer's Diary 6th to 13th June 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 14th to 22th June 1944

    Officer's Diary 14th to 22th June 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 14th to 16th July 1944

    Officer's Diary 14th to 16th July 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 17th to 19th July 1944

    Officer's Diary 17th to 19th July 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 11th to 15th August 1944

    Officer's Diary 11th to 15th August 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 16th to 17th August 1944

    Officer's Diary 16th to 17th August 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 19th to 22nd August 1944

    Officer's Diary 19th to 22nd August 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 23rd to 27th August 1944

    Officer's Diary 23rd to 27th August 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 28th to 30th August 1944

    Officer's Diary 28th to 30th August 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 31st August to 2nd September 1944

    Officer's Diary 31st August to 2nd September 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 3rd September 1944

    Officer's Diary 3rd September 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
  • Officer's Diary 4th to 7th September 1944

    Officer's Diary 4th to 7th September 1944

    Invasion of Normandy
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