At first light battle positions were taken up in same area. There were numerous reports of enemy tank and SP gun movement and some were engaged but the situation at this time was somewhat confused. In the morning a tank of C Sqn (4Tp with Lt PTW Powell MM commanding) was fired at and hit. No-one saw the gun flash and after the incident was over it caused no more trouble. The tank was burned out.
At 1700 the Regiment received orders to support the HLI (15th Scottish Div) into MOUEN. Little was known of the enemy situation there but it was thought to be weak. The plan was simple and as follows:-
A barrage to the NW of the town was to come down on the woods in that area and the infantry were to advance 2 Coys up, one each side of the railway and each supported by a Sqn of tanks, C Sqn on the right and B Sqn on the left. A Sqn were in reserve to give covering fire if necessary. In the early stages C Sqns leading troop was fired on by a dug-in Mark IV which held its fire until 80 yards. In all it knocked out three tanks until engaged by Capt. Vaughan in Sqn HQ. MG fire was very heavy from the woods and made observation poor and at the time the CO of the infantry lost contact with all his Coy commanders which made it impossible to keep a coherent account of events. At last light the Regiment again harboured in area 928671.
Total ‘bag’ for the day was:
2 Tigers
4 Mark IV Specials
2 SPs
2 Personnel carriers.
Our losses were 1 tank destroyed, 3 knocked out, 3 Honeys knocked out.
Casualties:- Killed
-Sgt Seddon B Sqn
-Tpr Davies C Sqn
-Tpr Wright AV C Sqn
-Tpr Cattle DS C Sqn
-Tpr Wood L C Sqn
-LULC Cowen N D Sqn
-Tpr Cornforth B D Sqn
-Tpr Seddon R D Sqn
-Tpr Bruce R D Sqn
Missing believed killed
-Tpr Jackson H D Sqn
-Tpr Collins AG D Sqn
-Tpr Morris JA D Sqn
-Tpr Flack BM D Sqn
Missing believed POWs
-Cpl Ley FJ D Sqn
-Tpr Turner F D Sqn
-Sgt Doel FJ C Sqn
Wounded
-Tpr Potter C Sqn
-Tpr Parks C Sqn
-LULC O’Keefe C Sqn
-Tpr Greenhalgh C Sqn
-Sgt Williams C Sqn
-Cpl Patey OJ C Sqn
-LULC MacFarlane J C Sqn
-Tpr Todd S C Sqn
-Tpr Cresswell D D Sqn