 Under fire , the beach groups collected the wounded and dead , located and marked minefields , attempted to maintain organisation , and directed vehicles and troops inland . The two battalions operated with the beach groups for a further six weeks . While the depleted Liverpool Irish disbanded in August , much of its strength having been transferred to other units as reinforcements , the 5th King 's survived as a reduced cadre . Disbandment had only been avoided through the determination of Lieutenant Colonel G.D. Wreford @-@ Brown , who argued that the 5th Battalion was nearly the most senior unit active in the Territorial Army . 
