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1945-04-12
Regiment 1st Royal Berkshire
Location ZIDAW, Burma
Entry After medical examination and interior economy the new draft are to train as a whole, by Coys. 1930 hrs. Mobile Cinema played in the lines to the Bn. Today the first special leave train for conveying tps of the Bde to Calcutta for 12 hrs [ ]. The Bn allotment of seats is 200. Train leaves BANDEL RS at 0930 and returns at 0030 hrs from HOWRAN RS (CALCUTTA). Transport from the centre of CALCUTTA conveys tps to the train each night. Further vacancies of 200 for 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, 29 April have been allotted for these special trains.