| Regiment | 1st Wiltshire |
|---|---|
| Location | France, Aveluy wood |
| Entry | The day was spent resting. One stray shell caused 2 casualties in the Battn (16 in all of the other regiments). At 9p.m. the Battn moved via Black Horse Bridge to the fire line. D & C Coys to our old front line trenches. A Coy to Leipzig Salient 300 yards of trench previously captured from the Germans (on July 1st). B Coy were in support in Tobermory St and sent up 2 platoon to the help of A Coy. Battn HQ at Campbell post just off Campbell Ave CT. Enemy shelled heavily at midnight for about one and a half hours. Battn relieved in this position 1st Dorsetshire Regt. Highland Light Infantry Manchesters. |
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