Diary of a soldier in the East Riding Yeomanry BLA

I don't know if this thread is still active, My father served with the 1st east riding Yeomanry and landed on D-Day with Major Holtby in a bren gun carrier with a driver and a dispatch rider who unfortunately didn't make it to the beach. it was the Bren gun carriers job (advanced party) to find an area for the Tanks to de-waterproof when they came ashore. His name was Tpr John Hughes 14366760 he was wounded twice once on 17th june and then more seriously on 18th August 1944. He was with B squadron when they were straffed by "friendly aircraft" he always believed the aircraft to be RAF Typhoons, but t would be nice if anyone else has any information on the attack.

 

What does BLA mean?

 

BLA - officially "British Liberation Army" the name given to the British forces, unofficially to the men "Burma Looms Ahead" since they expected to have to move to the Far East once Germany was defeated