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1916-01-09
Regiment 5th Wiltshire
Location Lemnos, Mudros
Entry Detached officers and various transport details rejoined and 2Lt Scorer one of the Bde guides. News was brought that the evacuation of the Cape Helles trenches had been carried out successfully, and that casualties during the bombardment had been slight. Over 700 details from Alexandria await the Battalion in a detail camp at Mudros including several officers and n.c.o's and men from 1st and 2nd Battalions who had seen service in France. :