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War Diary

1915-02-05
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location France, LE PREOL
Entry In billets. The Battalion stood to arms at 6.30am. B Coy marched to PONT FIXE and back. Two remaining machine guns sent forward into D Coys billets to be ready to take up a position SE of GIVENCHY village in an orchard (where Bde HQ was situated on Dec 23rd 1914). C Company sent up a working party as for yesterday. CO inspected new draft. Temporary Lieutenant EEN Burney joined with 12th reinforcement strength 40. Strength of Battn now is 941.