THE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE MAIN BEACHES About nine o’clock, when it was apparent that the landing of the reserves had been without effect, and that the enemy still held both headlands and was sweeping the beaches with fire, the Naval and Military Force Commanders consulted together on the time for withdrawal.
À la fin des hostilités, lorsqu’on eut compilé les comptes rendus de ce qui s’était passé sur les plages, il a été le premier chapelain canadien à recevoir la Victoria Cross.