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1939-12-13
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Armentieres, France
Entry Damp and cold. Cloudy 0930: Party of officers, headed by Lt-Cols Oliphant and Thomson, were taken over, the frontier field works of the 208th Regt D'Infanteirs, who are on our left, from the LYS canal. Their front covers 5 miles. Large and small blockhouses, anti-tank obstacles, ditches, and line seen and inspected. OO No.5 from 13 Inf Bde - details about bridge guards. 1500: Brig Dempsey and Lt-Col Oliphant, on brigade tour of the same defences. 1900: Regt Concert in a local cinema. Reference to Appendices: Appendix 'F'