Force suffered heavy losses

Western Daily Press (Bristol UK) | June 6, 2007 | Copyright

I Was interested in Eric Franks' account of the Antwerp liberation. For our part, we had to take Walcheren Island, which defended the approach to the docks and Antwerp.

We, the assault force, were split into two forces - one to land in Flushing and one to land at Westkapple, on Walcheren. We loaded up on landing craft in Ostend and sailed to Walcheren.

Minesweepers cleared the way to the island. As there was no way through the dyke wall, the RAF blew a breach in it.

We used Buffaloes, a similar craft used by the US Army in the Pacific, fitted ...

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