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Ed Pearce | Sergeant Ed Pearce Part of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, he landed at Gold beach on 2nd July with the 16th Vehicle Cpy, 21st Army Group. The Group not only concentrated on beach maintenance after the initial Allied landings, but the Vehicle Cpys were also responsible for the supply of all vehicles, including Tanks and Armoured cars, to the entire Normandy Theatre. |
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D-Day, Sword Beach, Normandy 1944 by David Pentland. After suppressing the initial German defences, the Sherman Crab flail tank of Lance Sgt Johnson, 3 Troop C Squadron the 22nd Dragoons, 79th Armoured Division, clears a path through a minefield to allow tanks of 27th Armoured Brigade, and men of 3rd Infantry Division to breakout from the beaches. Fire support from surviving Sherman DD (amphibious) tanks of 13th /18th Hussars (QMO), proved invaluable in the initial push towards Caen |
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