Story: D-Day Normandy - Lt. Anderson's Diary

Lt. Jack Anderson's Diary Aboard LCI(L) 311

D-Day Crossing. Photo - Combined Operations by C. Marks, London, Canada

Introduction -

This diary, written by Lt. J. Anderson, R.C.N.V.R., during the D-Day landings, was discovered in a locker aboard LCI(L) 311 by Jock Menzies of New Zealand when he purchased 3 former LCI(L)s (Landing Craft, Infantry - Large) from Harland and Wolf Shipyards in Belfast, Ireland in September or October of 1944. Records indicate the Skipper of LCI(L) 311 was Lt. David J. Lewis, R.C.N.V.R., who later created, with the help of others, a rare book re Canadians in Combined Ops entitled St. Nazaire to Singapore: The Canadian Amphibious War, 1941 - 1945 (Volume 1).

LCI(L) - 311 "DIARY" By Lt. J. Anderson

Part 1 - Lt. Anderson's Diary (1)

Part 2 - Lt. Anderson's Diary (2)

Part 3 - Lt. Anderson's Diary (3)

Note from Editor: The diary, in its entirety, can only be found in the book Combined Operations by Clayton Marks of London, Ontario. The book was printed in 1993 (approx.) and is extremely difficult to find. However, three of Clayton's family members and I are now in the process of readying the book for reprinting. It should be ready for sale and delivery in June 2016, and an announcement will be made on this site at that time.

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