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A Wounded Sergeant Is Assisted by Two Fellow Soldiers
In the photo, a Canadian Sergeant with a broken leg lies in the grass, drinking from a canteen, while two other soldiers help him. Bayeux, France, June 14, 1944.  Larger image
Lieut. Ken Bell, photograph, Bayeux, France, June 14, 1944

Sergeant W.G. Grant, who has broken his leg, receives assistance from Captain Colin McDougall (left) and Private M.W. Treganza, Bayeux, France. More than 18,000 Canadians were wounded during the 10-week Normandy campaign, over 5,000 of whom died.

Lieut. Ken Bell / Canada. Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-152089