Regiment | 2nd Royal Berkshire |
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Location | Magyi-Dk, Burma |
Entry | The Northern patrol reported having seen about 30 enemy just North of SAMYE TAUNG but the Southern one which got onto the S.W. edge of the feature after dark reported no nenemy seen or movement heard. On relief by 1 Coy 4/6 Gurkha Rifles 62 Bde at 0730 hrs 'B' Coy, Tac H.Q. and 'D' Coy moved out along the line of the chaung running South from MAGYI-DK and so to concentration area at chaung junc 646617. Simultaneously a sapper party with escort began clearing the track running S.E. for jeeps. Meanwhile 'A' and 'C' Coys having been relieved by 1 Coy 1st ASSAM REGT moved along the same route to MAGYI-DK arriving about 1000 hrs and coming into Bn reserve. At about 1030 hrs a wireless message came through to say that 3/6 Raj Rif. were moving on SAMYE TAUNG from the North. This explained the smoke which was being put down on the feature by the Raj Rifs 3" Mtrs to cover their attack. The Force immediately turned back to MAGYI-DK and the Bn was ordered to move South as quickly as possible to take over the following posns from 8/12 F.F.R. (1) HTANDAW 6257 (2) track junc 629559 (3) a posn astride the track leading to SHWEBONTHA Pg 6457 at 640574. The Bn moved off in 2 parts 'A' and 'C' Coys with 1 Tp 274 Bty at 1230 hrs, the balance of the Bn with 1 Coy 11 Sikhs at 1330 hrs. Route - down the West bank of the SAMON CHAUNG - YOZON - THABYETHA 6058 - HTANDAW. The F.F.R. however, were unable to extract one of their Coys which was surrounded, so the second posn could not be taken over that evening. Bn dispositions for the night were as follows (1) 'A' Coy with F.D.D. 115 Fd Regt 640574 (2) Tac H.Q., 'B' and 'C' Coys, 1 Coy 11 Sikhs less 1 Pl and 1 Tp 274 Bty at HTANDAW (3) 'HQ' and 'D' Coy YOZON. Preparations were made for clearing the area within the following boundaries early on the 14th - HTANDAW - SHWEBONTHA Pg - then South to grid line 56 and so West to track junc 629559. Reference to Appendice: None. |
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