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War Diary

1940-03-03
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Linselles, France
Entry Weather: no change, 10 hrs sunshine, hazy horizon 0930: Church Parade Linselles Only work on sector on B Coy concrete pillbox 0930: Lt-Col Moore to Anti Smoke demonstration at MONCHY 1100: Adms conference on billeting at Bn HQs under Major Walker - Coy 2/I command and CQMS present 1130: Capt J.L. Huelin reported from I Corps and posted to 'A' Coy 1430: Two football games at LA MONETTE and BOUSBECQUE 1505: German Plane flew along LYS in Westerly direction about 10,000ft. Fired on by French AA guns from BLANCFOURT 1540: German plane flew back along LYS in Easterly direction