The 1st Gordon Highlanders about to take the heights of Dargai which were held by the Afridis
taking no prisoners and leaving no wounded or missing
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz and Admirals Halsey and Sherman presiding
00pm by Ivan Berryman
The Secret Weapon by David Pentland
David and Goliath, Vernon, France, 27th August 1944 by David Pentland. (GL) ART4 The 1st Gordon Highlanders aboutDHM1391GL. David and Goliath, Vernon, France, 27th August 1944 by David Pentland. Leading 30th Corps assault across the Seine at Vernon, 43rd Wessex Division gained an initial foothold on the east bank. Heroic efforts however by the Royal Engineers of 71st, 72nd and 73rd Field Companies, succeeded in constructing a Class 9 Bailey bridge (David, shown left) and a Second Class 40 bridge (Goliath, shown right) Despite constant enemy fire this amazing