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1940-04-01
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Linselles, France
Entry Weather - fairly fine morning, sunny intervals, cloudy afternoon, rain from 2200 hrs intermittent and thundery 0930: 'O' Group to Bn HQrs to receive orders for Bde Exercise No1. 1130: Last visit of Major Bullen-Smith as Bde Major 1400: Bn OO No.8 to coys 1430: Conference of Block Comdrs under 2 I/C. 1500: Lt Col Moore and Capt Woolnough dep as 'R' Group to training area 1515: 'R' Group received orders from Brig Dempsey at VACQUERIE, and proceeded on brief recce of (training Area) Bn Sector on R. AUTHIE, to take up a defensive posn 1800: Co-ordinating conference on 2 Wilts - 2 Innisks boundary Detailed recce of front by Lt-Col Moore and Bn HQs and assembly posn by Capt Woolnough 2000: Co-ordinating conference at Bde HQs at VILLERS L'HOPITAL 2045: Bn dep LINSELLES in Tp carring [sic] MT. in Div column to training area 27 tp carrying lorries reported Reference to Appendices: Appendix A