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1943-11-09
Regiment 10th Royal Berkshire
Location VEZZARA, ITALY
Entry 0550: C Coy Patrol to CASPOLI report at CAMPO nothing mal [sic] 1000: O. Gp. A Coy to relieve Coy S.G. on BARE ARSE 952054 under comd 1 LON. SCOT. D Coy to move to VANDRIA as immediate res. to LON SCOT 1025: Col Sherman 7th (U.S.) Inf. Bde visits 1800: Bde O.O. No. 5 received 2000 - 2300: Adjt. visits A Coy settled on BARE ARSE and D Coy settled in LA MORATA __________________________________________________ Sheet 75: Appendix J20: Serial 37: Date 9 Nov: Time 0050: Unit LIR: Informant P: Route to 9303 and to 9202 clear. Enemy listening post 928030. Also some dug posns. In that area Serial 38: Date 9 Nov: Time 0720: Unit 201 Bde: Informant P: Investigate digging 942053 found four GERMANS moving up wadi 942053 Serial 39: Date 9 Nov: Time 0754: Unit 10 RB: Informant P: Monastery 955074 and saddle clear of enemy Serial 40: Date 9 Nov: Time 1205: Unit 167: Informant C: Say 3 or 4 GERMANS in CESCHETTO 9300 Sheet 76: Serial 41: Date 9 Nov: Time 1745: Unit LIR: Informant P: Reports were running NORTH and SOUTH through C of COCURRUZZO from about 933030, where there is a mortar posn. To 934043 where wire bends NW. There is a dug ingun posn. unoccupied and an occupied posn with one big gun at 932038. Wie skirts wall and felled trees almost throughout length. Enemy seen moving with dixies from LA VALLE to house behind gun posn. Serial 42: Date 9 Nov: Time 1900: Unit 201 Bde: Informant P: Twenty enemy seen in area MONASTERY