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1944-12-01
Regiment 5th Royal Berkshire
Location St Riquier, France
Entry [1-23rd] Activities normal during the month. Billets were prepared for the reception of a new draft, and all N.C.O.s continued with refresher cadres in field work, W.T. and P.T. On Dec 10 a draft of graded men arrived bringing the Battalion strength to approximately 380. Daily programmes of intensive training were carried out. The weather was in the main unsettled, and generally wet.