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1940-06-28
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Lossiemouth, Scotland
Entry 0930: Bn co-operated in RAF exercise on the defence of the aerodrome, by providing 2 parachuted parties. 70 men as air-landing troops (A Coy) and a mobile column (B Coy and Sec 4 Pl). Many lessons learnt 13 Inf Bde Operation Instruction No.3 received 1600: Training Instr No.3. issued 1830: Orders received for the posting of Major Walker to command 12th Bn Foresters forming at Derby 2000: 2L Ballantine arr from ITC, Devizes, and appointed RSO Reference to Appendices: App B.1.