The property localised in la Perruque served as an outpost for British commandos during the liberation in june 1944. It also housed a field hospital in its cellar. A bunker guaranteed protection of the hospital and control of Troarn Street.
A painting by the artist L. Cole, entitled “Scene in a Regimental Aid Post” exhibited at the Imperial War Museum in London, testifies to the violence of the fighting in the battle of Normandy.
In the unsanitary cellar, we can see Dr. Forfar operates on the Captain Terry. In the lower right, a German officer lies on a stretcher.
Going downstairs the bunker, there are 18 steps with 2 landings allowing to turn right then left. Downstairs, a rotting wooden door gives access to a large flooded room. The roof is vaulted with a metal structure destined to disintegrate. Approximate size : 6 meters by 3 meters. The land next door was used as a scree and the excavations are still visible. The arrow slit was used to control Troarn Street (there were no trees in those days).
