| Regiment | 1st Royal Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Location | ZIDAW, Burma |
| Entry | 0700 hrs. First group passes Bn. S.P. 0730 hrs. First gp reaches Bde SP. A gunner regt of 19th Div is going into action, and has to pass along our road for a distance. Our convoy waits for them to go through. 0815 hrs. First MT gp passes Bde SP. The first part of the journey was slow (from Bde SP to SAGA-IN(4541), owing to the track being a bulldozed one over paddy and waste land. The speed quickened from SAGA-IN to MYUTHA, and then dropped again due to the track again being a bulldozed one over rocky outcropped land, until NABUAING was reached. Here the main road to MYINGYAN was reached, and speed was good, despite long delays at two demolished bridges. The bulk of the Bn arrived at 1730 hrs approx. 10 vehicles were missing, owing to mechanical breakdown. These all came in, the last one arriving at 2300 hrs approx. The whole Bn is situated at ZIDAW 6898 (map 84 0/7). Summary. This month has been one of movement. The Bn has advanced from NYAUNGGIN village (125530) to its present area (ZIDAW 6898) in 30 days, fighting a great part of the time. Casualties have, accordingly, been fairly high, though in the latter stage of the advance quite a proportion were only minor cuts, which made evacuation unnecessary. Total casualties for the month are: KILLED 18 DIED OF WOUNDS 6 WOUNDED (EVAC) 43 WOUNDED (NOT EVAC) 13 MISSING 1 81 One feature of the month has been the great increase in enemy shelling. Attached are copies of maps covering the area of operations 84 0/13 (App 12), 93 c/1 (app 13), 84 0/9 (app 14), 84 0/10 (app 15), 84 0/14 (app 16), 84 0/6 (app 17), 84 0/7 (app 18). The Bde Op Order for operation "JULIET" which was held over from last months WD had to be destroyed by fire, on higher [ ]. orders. |
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