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War Diary

1915-02-06
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location France, LE PREOL
Entry In billets. The Battalion stood to arms at 6.30am. The Guards Brigade, South of canal, at 2.30pm retook 100yds of trenches thus straightening line. Our guns heavily bombarded first. B Coy sent up a working party of 100 men to dig redoubt near Pt MAIRE GIVENCHY. Captain HP Strange arrived from 3rd Battn to take over duties of Machine Gun Officer.