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1916-05-20
Regiment 1st Wiltshire
Location France, Pylones
Entry Enemy's attitude was quiet. During the day the Stokes mortars in the line fired upon the lip of Albany Crater and on Common crater, this was in retaliation for aerial torpedoes fired by the enemy towards P75. Several of these also dropped near the outpost line of P73 and between P75 and P75S. The snipers claimed three of the Germans. Work consisted in building up the parapet of the P line. There was one casualty - killed by a piece of shell L/Cpl Vennel, W F of D Coy.