The Battles for the Parc de Bois Londe (17th-18th June 1944)

7 Bn Duke of Wellington June 1944, War Diary » Normandy War Guide

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Sat 17 June 1944...
Stand to from 0430 to 0530 hrs.
CO and IO recced route for today's move to assembly area behind KOYLI at CRISTOT. Bn left ST CROIX GRAND TONNE at 1150 hrs and arrived in assembly area 8771 about half an hr later.
LE PARC DE BOISLONDE was occupied in some strength by enemy and 6 DWR were successful after some confused fighting.
CO arrived back from Bde 'O' Gp at 1400 hrs with orders for impending attack on FONTENAY LE PESNEL, together with a Bn of 146 Inf Bde this evening.
Bn left assembly area to assemble for attack on line of road CRISTOT - LE HAUTS VENTS, leaving majority of tpt. 'F' Echelon tpt could not get to area by same route as marching personnel owing to two knocked-out SHERMAN tanks on the road and a detour had to be made.
Whilst doing this the CO linked up with the Hallamshire Bn of 146 Inf Bde who were formed up for the joint attack area 8670. Bde called for a representative to go for orders at this stage - 1800 hrs - and the IO was sent.
Bn went ahead with original plan. IO returned 1930 hrs with orders to take over posns of 1/4 KOYLI at CRISTOT as operation was postponed for this evening.
Bn did so and suffered its first taste of enemy mortaring, which resulted in our first casualties in action this was. No.5049825 Cpl. Hearson E was killed at 2200 hrs and during the night the Bn had 4 casualties.

 

IWM A70 49-9 - 17d6m1944...
49TH (WEST RIDING) DIVISION IN ACTION ON 30TH CORPS' FRONT PRIOR TO OPERATION EPSOM (PART 2) [Allocated Title]

 

12th Hitlerjugend SS Panzer Division in Normandy - Google Books

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Hi,
Here the portrait of The "Lady of Boislonde". Jane Postel, spouse Lemaigre-Demesnil.
Private photo for information only. Not to be reused.

 

Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Friday 30 June 1944



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Huddersfield Daily Examiner - Friday 30 June 1944



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Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 01 July 1944



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Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 06 July 1944



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The OP aircraft shot down on 18th June might be Auster IV MT214 of 662 AOP Squadron RAF flown by Captain Leicester Little RA. One web source says

662 Sqn Auster loss, June 19th 1944...? - RAFCommands Forums

Captain Leicester Little is buried in Bayeux War Cemetery XIV F 24

 

This is from the History of the Suffolk Yeomanry

Most of the 55th RA/Suffolk Yeomanry dead from the action in the text are buried in HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY