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1945-04-04
Regiment 30th Royal Berkshire
Location Hamme, Belgium
Entry 2359 Comd Offr and Adjt moved off independently at 0915 hrs. QM's coln left 1100 hrs, HQ Coy 1145 hrs, C Coy 1300 hrs, D 1315 hrs, A 1330 hrs, B 1345 hrs, Sp 1400 hrs. Rail party entrained 1300 hrs. Last of road parties (Sp Coy) reported in at 2100 hrs. No cas sustained en route. Comd Offr and Adjt. visited HQ 16L of C Sub Area and were infmd that bn would conc for a period of trg - duration unknown. Conc area is the small town of HAMME, 10 miles SOUTH of ST. NICHOLAS, which is on the GHENT - ANTWERP road. Billets are good, trg facilities limited but not bad. Weather cloudy, cool.