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1917-06-02
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location France, Close support trenches ARLEUX OPPY
Entry Weather continued dry and warm. Shelling by enemy intermittent. The party of 100 men continued work on Z trench and the remainder of the Battalion improved KENT ROAD, but considerable difficulty was experienced in getting rid of the water by reason of a clay soil and a very low lying position. Portions of the trenches were quite impassable. The night was quiet. Casualties Nil.