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1940-01-11
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Linselles, France
Entry Weather: Still very cold. 8 hours sunshine. 1100: Lt-Gen Brooke, 2 Corps Cmdr, arr. for tour of Sector, with Maj-Gen Franklyn and Brig Willcox 1300: Lt-Col K.J.P. Oliphant MC (C.O) dep on leave 1525: B Coy reported by telephone that 2 German aeroplanes were seen flying over MALLUIN 1700: Bt Lt-Col Thomson and Major L.H. Bearne returned from leave