D Day Hero Frank Rosier

Frank relayed to me the story of how he came to have an injured eye.
He said that having advanced from the Normandy Beach head, rations were struggling to get through to them, he totally understood why and explained that it was because ammunition was more important at that stage.
Frank said that he and a mate found a chicken farm and decided to fill their shirts with eggs and grab a few Chickens, having done so a very small mortar round landed between frank and his mate and a piece of shrapnel penetrated the side of franks head and entered his skull.

Frank said at the time he had fallen forward and was more worried about all the broken eggs on his one and omly shirt. Frank managed to get to an aid station but later collapsed.

I hope i have told this story correctly Frank, if not I apologise and hope if you ever read this that you may find the time to correct me.

I think i remember Frank saying at the time he was injured only six of his Battallion were left unharmed and fit for action.


Ps If anybody finds any interesting articles about Frank on www please post links to them here sal;

Great pic and info, Bomber. I've seen Frank quite a few times now, on various History Channel progs & elsewhere. He's become a bit of a celebrity - and well-deserved too!

Frank lost his two brothers during the war. his father a huge man who had served in the Merchant navy saw frank alive and cried. His father said " At least I have got one boy back"