1 The Regina Rifle Regiment landed at Courseuilles

08:05 hrs:

1st Bn The Regina Rifle Regiment, on Expedition "Overlord landed at Nan Green Beach, Courseuilles-Sur-Mer
Normandy France at 08:05 hrs: with A Coy being first in, followed by B Coy at 08:15 hrs. 

C Coy landed at 08:35 hrs. D Coy at 08:55 hrs.

09:00 hrs:

Comd Gp, with Lt-Col F.M. Matheson, E.D., touchdown at 09:00 hrs. 

08:30 hrs:

A Coy report that they are held up by heavy fire. 

08:55 hrs:

Two LGA's of 3 Coy strike mins about 25C yds from beach and are blown up. Major J.V. Love, Comd D Coy,
Lt R.B. Murchison, Signal Officer, and a number of OR's are casualties. A number of others were rescued
by RN craft and swam ashore 

09:30 hrs:

D Coy, consisting of approximately 45 all ranks, under command of Lt H.L. Jones began an advance to REVIERS

10:00 hrs:

Bn HQ at @@(location) A Coy in particular still engaged in heavy fighting in the beach area and in the area behind the 
beach.

11:00 hrs.

Bn HC; moving to @@ (location). Civilians of Courseuilles-Sur-Mer welcomed our troops with flowers. Many a bottle of wine was dug up and presented to the troops, who at that moment had no serious task in hand. 

12:15 hrs.

C Coy reports bridge at REVIERS clear. 

13:30 hrs.

Bn HQ, followed by 3 Coy, moves forward to REVIERS.