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1940-03-20
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Linselles, France
Entry Weather: warm, showery, strong West wind 0820: Bn route march - Linselles, Bousbecque, Wervicqs - Commines -Le Halest. For first two hours marching in single file on sides of road by alternate sections: then in threes with 25x [yards] between Pls and 200x between coys. First method very successful for concealment, but tends to straggling and bunching by rear coys. No MT out. Distance 10 ½ - 11 miles. 0900: Lt-Col Moore and Major G.K. Wait to A TK firing at OYE 2200: Lt R. (QM) Billings dep on leave