On 3rd August 1944, a number of Guardsmen with connections to Northern Ireland died during heavy fighting as part of Operation BLUECOAT in Normandy, France.
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Guardsman Edmund Noel Anderson of Belfast died on 3rd August 1944 as 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards advanced from St. Charles de Percy during Operation BLUECOAT.
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Guardsman George Fitt of York St., Belfast died on 3rd August 1944 as 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards advanced from St. Charles de Percy during Operation BLUECOAT.
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Guardsman George Lascelles Sloan of Belfast died on 3rd August 1944 as 3rd Battalion, Irish Guards fought near St. Charles de Percy during Operation BLUECOAT.
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Sapper Alfred Stanley Button served in 9th Movement Control Group, Royal Engineers. He died in Belfast on 3rd August 1944 and his wife was from Co. Tyrone.