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1940-04-08
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Linselles, France
Entry Weather warmer, no sunshine Coys began training and normal work on sector C Coy providing working party 1 off and 30 ORs to make A Tk ditch under 38 Fd Coy RE 1730: Conference at Bn HQs of all coy comdrs, QM, MTO, RSO, CPO, RMO, on exercise of Bde Training 1900: Informed that 5 Div is now in III Corps and that Corps Cdmr will come round sector tomorrow 1930: Bn Battle Patrol formed, and billeted at Bn HQs and att to HQ Coy Cmdr 2/Lt Clarke, L/Sgt Tyrrell, Cpls Waine and Wooten and 22 Ptes drawn equally from all coys Reference to Appendices: App E and F