241196 Pte. Robert Henry Waters British Army 1st Btn., B Coy. Suffolk Regiment from:Newport, Monmouthshire Bob Waters was my father. He was conscripted in 1939 and trained as a gunner in the RA. He was transferred as an infantryman with 1st Suffolk Regiment and landed in Northern France with the regiment on 6th June 1944.
He was hit by a mortar bomb on the approach to Chateau la Ronde on 26th June 1944 and was invalided after the loss of the foot on one leg and the calf of the other and internal injuries. He survived until the age of 71 yrs.
All he recalls is losing all his close mates and the utter confusion when landing on the beaches. They lost a lot of men when a DUCK hit the sand banks and the men were told to jump into the sea. Lots drowned as they were carrying large packs.
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