Home of the Infantry Regiments of Berkshire and Wiltshire

War Diary

1918-05-29
Regiment 1/4th Wiltshire
Location Palestine, Wadi Ballut
Entry 2300. The Battalion was relieved by the 2/3rd Gurkha Rifles and went into subsector Reserve in WADI BALLUT at V13a. Relief completed at 2300. During the time the Battalion was in RAFAT very considerable work was done in improving and strengthening the defences, the work being superintended by 2 OV Sappers and Miners, and working parties provided nightly by 2/3rd Gurkha Rifles in Subsector Reserve and Battalion in Divisional Reserve. Signed for May 1918 Cecil F Bennett for Lieut Colonel Comd 1/4th Wilts Regt