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1945-02-20
Regiment 2nd Royal Berkshire
Location Ngapyin-in, Burma
Entry 'C' Coy moved to YESHIN at 1000 hrs. 1 Pl of 'A' Coy acted as escort to 3 Pl 64 Fd Coy who were developing Rd NGAPYIN-IN - YESHIN (7105) for Bde move. Local patrolling. No enemy seen. Received Warning Order at 1630 hrs to move at first light Feb 21st on full mule basis, with unit jeeps carrying additional loads. Reinforcements - 3 offrs (Lieut Tayler, Bayley, Usher) and 4 O.Rs joined from 25 Rgt Camp. 10 O.Rs rejoined from hospital and 2 from Courses, 1 from leave. Reference to Appendice: None.