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1944-03-10
Regiment 10th Royal Berkshire
Location 840288, ITALY
Entry 0035: 2nd Patrol Returns. House unoccupied (from A) 0300: until 0600 Enemy Shelling & Mortaring in Tac HQ area 0605: A Coy Report third and last Patrol to LAWS FOLLY - House clear 0700: Sitrep to Bde 1025: DF Ronnie for 10 min (from A) 1130: Timing & programme of tonights Reliefs Rec'd 1200: Codenames for Pl's & Bn Relief 1205: 2 sec guides sent to Recce Route out from Posn and to establish RV for Transport (Returned 1530 hrs) 1454: Continued Movement observed in wadis DF Venus fired - send ambulance 1459: DF's VENUS & ONION firing 1509: SARAH Fired. Rpd 1517 1540: LAWS FOLLY Being shelled with AP 1630: A Coy ordered to Return all signal equipment 1720: Elements of Northants arrive. 1st Party of Bn incl BHQ sigs mor car Moves off to RV 1730: C.O. of 2/Northants arrives 1830: Sitrep from A Coy 2010: Relieving Coy of 2/Northants arrives BHQ area 2011: NEWBURY to A Coy (2012 Ack from A) 2015: 1st Pl of Relieving Coy leaves BHQ 2150: TOMBOLA 2215: 1st Relieved Pl arrives back at BHQ 1st Relieved Pl Plus X Pl leaves with guide for B ech 2305: BUNNY 2315: 2nd Pl. A Coy arrived BHQ. Guided to B ech 2330: ASPARAGUS to Bde 2335: B.H.Q. closes down & Remaining Personnel await orders to move 2359: Major Edmunds O.C.A.Coy arrives with remaining Pl of Coy. Remainder of Bn marches off.