T-13 Tolverne D-day Embarkation Hard, Cornwall

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Tolverne is a small landing stage where members of the 29th Infantry left England to attack Omaha Beach. Tolverne is situated north of the King Harry Ferry crossing on the river Fal and north of Falmouth, Cornwall.

King Harry Ferry 1950.

 

 

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A map (February 1944) of southern Cornwall showing the 'O' camps and 'N' camps where US troops were concentrated ready to board their LST's for Normandy. Then the Hard's, T13/T14 & T15 where they and their vehicles would board LST's.

T14 Trebah hard.

This is in Southampton but gives an idea what T13 would have looked like.

Marching to the embarkation hard at TP129.

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This map a bit later April 1944 showing the one way routes to the two hards on the River Fal.
RCRP - Road Convoy Regulation Point.
TP - Traffic Post.

The map sign for a Embarkation Hard.

 

Patiently waiting.

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The River Fal looking inland. A very deep river, quite large ships are often tied up here when not in use.

Ships tied up today in the river.

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The road in.
On the left is down to Old Harry Ferry, to the right the way to T13 Tolverne.

 

 

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Chocolate blocks. S.W. Flexible Concrete Mats. Mark IIB.
This is a farm wall built up with Chocolate blocks that were used at the hard as a roadway. They were made like a mat and then hooked together and pinned down. If any came loose or broke up, a new section could be just placed in the gap.

Fastener Tn5/CO109.

Tn5/CO53'A' Helical Ring Fasteners. Taken from the plan.

Chocolate Blocks or S.W. Flexible Concrete Mats. Mark IIB.

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S.W. Flexible Concrete Mats. Mark IIB.

Loading over S.W. Flexible Concrete Mats.

US Army Field Ration D, chocolate Block.

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The road was a small local almost track and then the Americans widened it all the way to the Hard.

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Vehicles would have been stored in fields at the top of the hill and arranged in boat loads. When the corresponding boat arrived then they would be let down to the Hard.

 

 

 

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Vehicle control Nissen hut sentry post.
A Nissen hut set here was the control for all vehicles loading.

Broken asbestos from the Nissen hut.

Nissen hut.

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The view down stream.

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A bit of artistic license. How it may have looked.
There would have been a wooden jetty to walk out between two LST's loading as in the picture

This is a Hard at Southampton which gives an idea.

T14 Trebah just down the river.

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Looking back at the new gates, also note the yellow circle, set into the concrete surface are hooks to attach the brick landing block that was laid over the beach.

The fittings.

Fastener.

spare blocks in the garden.

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Very quite & peaceful today.

how busy it would have been.

More Blocks.

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The Hard looking towards Falmouth & the Sea.

Loaded LCT.

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Now a very nice cafe. Note also the large pieces of concrete making up the landing stage. Somewhere by the cottage was a 3inch AA gun.

3inch AA gun.

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Memorial.

Omaha 'Capa'.

Omaha 'Capa'.

Omaha 'Capa'.

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The Hard.
The LST's were not used on the assault landing, they came onto the beach a bit later. I am not sure when on Omaha Beach that would have been but it could have been late on D-day itself. After D-day the were shuttling back and forward with troops landing and prisoners & casualty evacuation coming back.

 

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The battle for Fox Green.

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