Seine Crossing, Vernon. 1944 & 2007.

Owen · 06-09-2007, 12:09 AM

43rd Wessex Division crossed the Seine here exactly 63 years to the days I was there.
Then photos are from Ken Ford's assault Crossing from IWM.

Owen · 06-09-2007, 12:10 AM

I know this one isn't exactly right but it'll do.

Owen · 06-09-2007, 12:11 AM

Soome DUKWs in the water.

Owen · 06-09-2007, 12:12 AM

The rafting point.

Owen · 06-09-2007, 12:17 AM

There are a few burials in the Communal Cemetery most of that actions casualties are at St Desir.
There are some Worcesters over the river in Vernonet.
The communal cemtery has many French burials from both world wars and a nice 1870s memorial (Dave).
As well as a really good notice board with the Seine battles of 1940 marked on it with orbats, maps etc.
Sorry haven't got photos of that, had to ration the photo taking.
I recommend a trip down there Dave.
We stayed at Les Andelys in the shadow of Chateau Gilliard.
Some 1940 actions nearby involving 2/6th DWR.

CROONAERT · 06-09-2007, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Owen D

The communal cemtery has many French burials from both world wars and a nice 1870s memorial (Dave).
As well as a really good notice board with the Seine battles of 1940 marked on it with orbats, maps etc.
Sorry haven't got photos of that, had to ration the photo taking.
I recommend a trip down there Dave.
.

Certainly will be doing one of these days, Owen. (Was planning a 1870-1944 Normandy trip for next summer, but that's had to be postponed due to unfinished business in Holland). The area of Vernon definately can't be bad for me - 3 major(ish) Franco-German War battles/actions and scenes of action from June 1940 all within striking distance - perfect!

I've passed through, but never spent any time there - something I'll have to rectify, I think.

Cheers,

Dave. (PS. get a bigger memory card you bloody skinflint! You can get 2Gb cards for less than £15 these days!!!!!

)

spidge · 06-09-2007, 02:08 AM

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Cheers,

Dave. (PS. get a bigger memory card you bloody skinflint! You can get 2Gb cards for less than £15 these days!!!!!

)[/quote]

I just purchased the same camera as Owen in Oz and picked up a 1MB for $16.00 AUD (£7) The 2GB were $28 AUD (£12). Should have gone for the 2GB!

CROONAERT · 06-09-2007, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by spidge

Should have gone for the 2GB!

Too right - especially when there's not a massive amount of difference in price. I've a 4Gb SDHC card in mine (£14 off eBay!) , but still carry a spare 2 gigger just in case! (but that's just me being paranoid, I suppose). Storage is becoming unbelievably cheap these days.

Dave

sapper · 06-09-2007, 04:44 PM

That first picture puzzles me.Every Company had a white number in a blue background. the three Fld Coys RE were 49 for 246 Fld RE and the two others 17th and 253rd were 50 and 51

sapper · 06-09-2007, 04:54 PM

Our situation on the Seine was at Les Andelys, and rafted night and day at a small place -PORTE-JOIE. Before setting off on the long road that led to Brussels.
Our company numbers were 49 50 51.........The numbers were not duplicated as far as I know.
Sapper

06-09-2007, 12:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,485	Seine Crossing, Vernon. 1944 & 2007. 43rd Wessex Division crossed the Seine here exactly 63 years to the days I was there. Then photos are from Ken Ford's assault Crossing from IWM.

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Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,485	There are a few burials in the Communal Cemetery most of that actions casualties are at St Desir. There are some Worcesters over the river in Vernonet. The communal cemtery has many French burials from both world wars and a nice 1870s memorial (Dave). As well as a really good notice board with the Seine battles of 1940 marked on it with orbats, maps etc. Sorry haven't got photos of that, had to ration the photo taking. I recommend a trip down there Dave. We stayed at Les Andelys in the shadow of Chateau Gilliard. Some 1940 actions nearby involving 2/6th DWR. Last edited by Owen; 06-09-2007 at 12:20 AM.

06-09-2007, 02:08 AM	#7 (permalink)
spidge Legendary Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 8,055	[quote Cheers, Dave. (PS. get a bigger memory card you bloody skinflint! You can get 2Gb cards for less than £15 these days!!!!!)[/quote] I just purchased the same camera as Owen in Oz and picked up a 1MB for $16.00 AUD (£7) The 2GB were $28 AUD (£12). Should have gone for the 2GB! __________________ Spidge, ------------------------------------------------------- My Avatar is the memorial to the 22 Commonwealth Coastwatchers at the Temakin Cemetery on Betio (Tarawa Atoll) who were beheaded by the Japanese on 15th October 1942. http://www.dva.gov.au/media/publicat...mem_beito.html "You were given the choice between war and dishonor. You chose dishonor and you will have war." (Winston Churchill made this prophetic pronouncement in a House of Commons speech in 1938, just after Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain signed the Munich agreement with Hitler. Chamberlain returned from Germany with the signed agreement in hand, proclaiming that "peace in our time" had been achieved. Churchill attacked Chamberlain's "politics of appeasement" in this and many other speeches.) What did the Australians do in ww2 and other conflicts? Check out this site: http://www.diggerhistory.info/00-pag...ster-index.htm

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06-09-2007, 12:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,485	I know this one isn't exactly right but it'll do.

06-09-2007, 12:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,485	Soome DUKWs in the water.

06-09-2007, 12:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
Owen Grumpy Old Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 9,485	The rafting point.

06-09-2007, 04:44 PM	#9 (permalink)
sapper WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,515	That first picture puzzles me.Every Company had a white number in a blue background. the three Fld Coys RE were 49 for 246 Fld RE and the two others 17th and 253rd were 50 and 51

06-09-2007, 04:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
sapper WW2 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,515	Our situation on the Seine was at Les Andelys, and rafted night and day at a small place -PORTE-JOIE. Before setting off on the long road that led to Brussels. Our company numbers were 49 50 51.........The numbers were not duplicated as far as I know. Sapper

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