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1940-04-28
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Linselles, France
Entry Weather - dull, low clouds 0830: 13 Inf Bde Movement Control Order No.1 Received, copies sent to Capt Bond and 2/Lt Clarke and Bn TCP warned. 1100: Guard from 1/5 Lan Fus. 1 Off, 2 NCO, 8 ORs arr and taken to B Coy 1145: Drums beat 'Retreat' at LINSELLES 1200: Major Walker to Bde HQs 1310: TCP paraded Bn HQs, and dep under Capt Bond 1400: 13 Inf Bde Adms Order No.3 received, copies sent to coys and QM 1945: Carrier 1/5 Lan Fus arr. having detrained at COMINES Reference to Appendices: App 'Q'