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1918-04-08
Regiment 1st Wiltshire
Location Belgium, N of River Lys
Entry In the trenches. This day was comparatively quiet on our front but the front occupied by the Portuguese Expeditionary Force was heavily attacked by the enemy and the whole of their front was driven back to the River LYS, the enemy even capturing the bridge head at SAILLY LA LYS, thus uncovering the right flank of the 2nd Army and imperilling the whole of the ARMENTIERES PLOEGSTEERT Sector.