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1939-11-30
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location En Route Cuinchy, France
Entry 0730: [Amiens] Arrived: halt for 30 mins 1015: [Arras] Halt for breakfast for 45 mins 1205; [Bethune] Train divided, MT and baggage left to detrain at FOURQUERUELL 1330: [Cuinchy] arived Bn detrained, taken to billets by guides under Lt-Col THOMSON 1600: Bn Road Party arrived. One truck and one M/c reported damaged. Bn distributed in Billets. Bn HQ, HQ Coy, A Coy in CUINCHY B, C, and D Coys in CAMBRIN. 1800: C.O and 2nd I/C to conference Bde HQ at WINGLES 2100: Conference of all Offrs on relief of 51st D.I. by 13th Inf Bde on the French Frontier on 2 Dec. Orders for recce on 1 Dec issued No change in command during the month