| Regiment | 4th Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | Germany |
| Entry | Heavy shelling of fwd coy areas in WOOD 8867, and TRIPSRATH (8767) occupied by 5 Wilts. OC C coy and 2IC C coy wounded. Capt Price, 21 IC A coy takes over comd C coy. B Coy have approx 8 - 10 cas during the day. Later learned that 2 IC C coy (Capt. Crisp, died from wounds in chest). Ground conditions still very bad, some trenches almost 12" deep in water. Despite this three of the coys remain in good spirits, the other one still feeling shaken from shelling. Two deserters (1 Rumanian and 1 Ukranian) walk into D cou lines belonging to 3 Coy - 21 SS PGR, this being a new identification on this front. Deserters gave inf of relief to take place, time not known, but increased en movement during the evening engaged heavily by arty. |
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