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1945-08-01
Regiment 2nd Royal Berkshire
Location Hill Feature Nevis (182942), Burma
Entry Operations. (1) 'D' Coy standing patrol to 198938 reported no enemy seen. (2) 'B' Coy Pl patrol to Pt 1270 (208918) observed 2 sentries at N.W. end of feature. Activity heard including wood cutting. (3) 'A' Coy Pl patrol to PALACE (205937) - track feature (216927) S.W. to PALETWA chaung - N.W. along line of chaung - LOOP reported no enemy seen. PALACE and COURT positions did not appear to have been occupied recently but in PALETWA chaung, S.A.A. & G.D. shells were found. Bashas appeared recently occupied. (4) Arty registered Pt 1270 at 1400 hrs & put down harrassing fire at 1600 hrs followed by 24 rds from 3" Mortars also on Pt 1270. Arty crump on Pt 1270 at 0530 hrs on 2 Aug. Miscellaneous. Div Comdr & Brigadier 62 Bde visited Bn. Div Comdr climbed to top of Bn O.P. and viewed staircase.