| Regiment | 4th Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Belgium |
| Entry | 48 hrs leave to BRUSSELS commences, 1 offr and 10 men allowed to go each time. Very little shelling during the day on both sides but our arty increased during the evening. En inf very quiet. Our patrols from previous evening reported only small amount of noise at several points. During the afternoon A coy patrol encounter party of 7 en lying in hollow 2 of which were shot but a stoppage on Bren enabled the remainder to escape. One deserter came in through A coy lines. He could speak English and was able to explain the posn of remainder of coy. He also stated that in a letter from home his father advised him to desert - this being written in a personal code. Party of en 20 strong observed moving fwd on A coys right flank engaged by mortars which forced them to lie low or retire but nothing was seen during the night. |
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