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War Diary

1917-04-22
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location France, Neuville Vitasse
Entry Battalion employed on salving ammunition, bombs, rifles etc, in the neighbourhood of NEUVILLE VITASSE, otherwise quiet, though enemy aircraft were rather active. One German 'plane and six observation balloons were brought down, and one of our balloons was attacked by a German aeroplane and brought down in flames.