 On the 16th RCT front , at the eastern end of Easy Red , was another area between strongpoints . This allowed G / 16 and the support battalion to escape complete destruction in their advance up the beach . Nevertheless , most of G / 16 's 63 casualties for the day came before they had reached the shingle . The other 2nd Battalion company landed in the second wave ; H / 16 came in a few hundred yards to the left , opposite the E @-@ 3 draw , and suffered for it – they were put out of action for several hours . 
