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1944-10-02
Regiment 4th Wiltshire
Location Belgium
Entry C coy under comd of 5 WILTS stop enemy infiltrating between 4 SOM LI and 5 WILTS stop enemy infiltrating between 4 SOM LI and 5 WILTS at 705728. Small parties of en show up on 4 SOM LI and 5 WILTS front during the day but are easily dealt with. 3 deserters give themselves up to the 5 WILTS and give infm of an en night attack on that front which turned out to be correct, the attack commencing at approx 2245 hrs. There were also signs of an attack on the 4 SOM LI front. Both these attacks were heavily engaged by arty, 4.2 mortars and MMGs resulting in en retiring under smoke screen and almost certainly suffering heavy cas.