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1917-01-11
Regiment 5th Wiltshire
Location Mesopotamia, At Q.3 Position
Entry At Q.3 until 2p.m when battalion marched back to S.9. Left S.9 at 7p.m and marched to take over line held by South Lancs Regt on East bank of HAI immediately East of Listed Ruin arriving at 9p.m. Here we dug an advanced trench connected by a communication trench to Lunnette L10. A Coy acted as covering party. 2 Officers wounded (2/Lt D.B Hutchinson and 2/Lt M.G Warland) O.R. Killed 5 wounded 18.