Date of death:

August 3rd, 1944

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Cemetery Saint-Charles-de-Percy
Plot: V. Row: G. Grave: 12.

Service number:

44016

Nationality:

British

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4 August 1944 WO 171/1257 - 3 Irish Guards
Today we laid on a 'Full Dress' fire plan.No. 4 coy. gained COURTEIL. Then a combat group, consisting of X coy. one troop of tanks of 1st. Armd. Coldstream Gds. two 6 pr. guns, two 17 pr. guns,and two 3" Mortars (later reinforced by a Pln. of no. 2 coy.) was pushed through COURTEIL to gain the village of MAISONCELLES, 600 metres S.E. They had a great fight, gained their objectives and although in immediate contact with at least 10 German tanks and a coy. of infantry, held their positions for 48 hrs.,and, ably assisted by the two 17 prs. destroyed four Mk. 3 S.P.guns,one Panther tank, one lorry,and captured a Mk.3 gun intact. The knocked out lorry was later discovered to be one that the Germans had captured from 2nd.(Armd.)Irish Gds. Two Plns. of no. 2 coy. (commanded by Capt. E.Woods) and one troop of tanks. (1st. Armd. Coldstream Gds.) with a section of Carriers as escort, were ordered to the East of BEALIEU to support a Bty. of S.P. guns. They had some stiff fighting for 48 hrs.and Capt. Woods,and Major Batt (Sgn. Comd.of the Coldstream Gds. Tanks) were killed. No. 1 coy. made a sweep SOUTH from CORTEIL, passing through no.2 and X coys., searched some woods and returned to the area of BN. HQ. at COURTEIL. Total casualties for the day were three officers and one OR. killed, and three ORs. wounded.

• - Major Thomas Reginald Dumaresq Batt | War Casualty Details 2062335 | CWGC
  - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34931/supplement/5201/data.pdf
  

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