There is a reference to the Battle Lorry Group, using defrocked Priests in the Regimental history of the Canadian Grenadier Guards published in 1965. (p282)
“Without delay the top of the hill, Point 262, was occupied. Here the scene was of the grimmest. Scores of corpses were scattered all about. The road was blocked with derelict vehicles. Several hundred wounded and some seven hundred loosely guarded prisoners were lying in an open field. The Poles, isolated for three days cried with relief, and mingling with our crews settled down to an international "brew up" and a square meal. Short of everything but courage, they had latterly held their ground by using weapons and ammunition taken from the Germans. These shortages were relieved by the arrival of Capt. Geo. Sherwood with five Priests of our Battle Lorry Group, which delivered food, ammunition and petrol. Turning about they loaded and evacuated the wounded, our new M.O. Capt. S. A. MacDonald assisting. Ten times that night the Priests made the round trip.”
This was the time when CGG broke through to “Maczuga” to relieve the Polish Division on the 21st of Aug. 1944
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