"Utrinque Paratus"
Harold Sands - Paratrooper
“We Win or Die” [ Divisional motto ]
E-mail me -
tjbeachcomber@blueyonder.co.uk
No.6 Platoon,“B” Company
13th. Btn.
6th. Airborne Division
The 13th. Btn.
“Luard’s Own”
Hill 13. Putot en Auge
The
“Reverse
Slope”
The actual spot where
Harold was killed
The “Reverse Slope”
viewed from the
Farm building.
Myself and M. Claude Samson [ left ] - current Owner of the Farm
at the summit. [ below ] His father was the owner at the time of the
battle. M. Samson generously allowed me access to inspect the whole
battle area. As a young lad he grew up
on the farm & was able to accurately
point out the position of the MG nests
and the 2 x 75mm field guns that were
positioned there. I am deeply indebted
to M. Samson, Mme. Decriaud
[ current owner of the small house at
“Les Fermes”] and her friend -
M. J-P Fangeat, who gave up their
Sunday morning to show me around - Merci bien, mes amis.
“Les Fermes”
The “hedge”-
30 ft. Down
this slope
Remembrance Parade
June 6th. 2007
[ Photo courtesy of Maj. Jack Watson MC ]
