Unit History 4th Somerset Light Infantry

Thanks for that. By the way, in that old thread there was reference to Jewish graves at Les Andelys. I am aware there is/was a Jewish childrens' home there which saw much activity during 1940-45. Founded by a Russian sculptor called Naoum Aronson. He died in New York in 1943, but was expected to be returned to France 'after the war' where he spent much of his life. I can't find current references, but did come across this anecdote.....

"The acquisition of Naum Aronson’s sculptures by The Petach Tikva Museum of Art is a fascinating episode: “The initiative was set in motion by David Tabachnik, Deputy Mayor of Petach Tikva late in 1952. During a trip to France on behalf of the Zionist Organization that year, Tabachnik arrived at a children’s home in the Andelys village,80 km. from Paris, where Jewish children, Holocaust orphans, were placed. Upon his arrival he noticed children throwing stones at some sculptures scattered around. After the Nazi occupation of Paris, the Nazis decided to confiscate a large portion of the treasures at the Louvre and transfer them to Germany. The sculptures were loaded on a train headed to Berlin, but the French engineers managed to prevent the transition of the artifacts by routing the train throughout France for 40 days. When the train finally stopped in one of the French villages, the artworks, including Aronson’s sculptures, were unloaded, clandestinely handed over to the French Resistance and subsequently transferred to the children’s home in Les Andelys."

 

Is there a bit more after p75? The next bit leaps ahead to p80.

"Their" tanks there were SRY, although as is often the case that's by-the-by ;-)

 

Here are pages 76 to 79.