Poem (framed) - "Of Them" by Lt Sid Dickinson Lt. DICKINSON served in "C" Company of the Seaforths from 27 May, 1944 to 22 October, 1944 when he was wounded. From the Regimental History, pages 361 - 362: "To the north "C" Company, commanded by Major Stewart Lynch, had crossed the river into "B" Company's area by 0100 hours on the 22nd. Its objective was a group of buildings at Pieva Sestina. "C" Company's line of approach was along a road paralleling "A" Company but some 400 yards to the right. With "C" Company was the bulk of the tank-hunting platoon. In its initial thrust beyond "B", "C" Company made a comparatively rapid advance along the dark, muddy road so that about 0400 hours it was close to Pieve Sestina, a small cluster of buildings at a road junction some 500 yards from the highway. No. 14 Platoon was sent out to clear a house on the left of the junction, No. 15 Platoon moved north along the road to seize another junction several hundred yards away and No. 13 Platoon remained with Company Headquarters to occupy a church in the village close to No. 15 Platoon. Major Lynch wrote later in a letter to author Reg Roy on 7 July 1968: Although each position was occupied in some strength, we achieved almost complete surprise. This, plus the filthy weather and the artillery fire kept the enemy's heads down long enough for us to take our objectives without undue difficulty. No. 14 Platoon took out a machine-gun position and knocked out an enemy truck, taking 9 or 10 prisoners. No. 15 Platoon, after a short, sharp exchange of fire, took another dozen prisoners, and No. 13 Platoon, with no real opposition, took the church and its occupants, perhaps 10 or 12. Unfortunately Lt. Sid Dickinson was wounded in this action .... Including the tank-hunters the total company strength was only about 50 all ranks, so 13 and 14 Platoons were merged, and a hurried defensive position was established in the vicinity of the road junction, based on the church.