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1918-02-28
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location France, METZ
Entry The morning was employed in cleaning up billets and preparing for the battn to go up into Brigade Support to relieve the 23rd R Fusiliers (see attached order) 2/Lieut W.S.HUSSEY joined the battn from 6th Battn and posted to "C" Coy. The body of Pte Burnman, [38431] one of the men missing in the raid of 22nd inst was found by 1st K.R.R a few nights later near wire undisturbed by the enemy. Pte Fox [9604] is still unaccountably absent. Total Casualties for February:- Officer wounded 1 ORs killed-2, Wounded - 13, Missing - 1 Effective Strength 46 officers 860 ORs Ration Strength 31 officers 604 ORs [signed] G P Hunt Lt Col Comdg 1st Royal Berkshires