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20 September 1944 WO 171/1397 - 2 East Yorkshire Regiment
Active patrolling and searches for snipers and isolated pockets continued throughout remainder of night and all day. The country was low-lying, intersected by lines of tall trees, and in parts thickly wooded. Drives through these woods yielded 32 PW, mostly from AA bty of 1055. These pockets of enemy offered resistance, and the bn suffered a few cas. Major Bamford, OC ‘D’ Coy was killed whilst well forward on one of these patrols. Cas: 19th 20 OR’s wounded; 20th 5 OR’s wounded.