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1939-10-17
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Nantes, France
Entry 1055: Brigadier Willcox, with the Bde MTO, arrived on a visit to the Bn 1400: Brig Willcox and the C.O to NAZAIRE on tour of inspection 1400: All available officers and W.Os taken on a TEWT [Tactical Exercise without Troops] by Lt-Col Thomson, in the country on the western outskirts of NANTES 1800: DAPM requested the Inlying piquet (two Sections) to go out and reinforce military police under him 2000: Return Inlying piquet 2030: PSM Eyers and 16 men, B & C Coys, left for LE GAVRE as train gd - ammunition Reference to Appendices: Appendix 'K'