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War Diary

1917-04-07
Regiment 6th Wiltshire
Location France, In the Trenches
Entry Enemy shelled CHICORY Trench with heavy shrapnel and whizbangs between 4 and 5p.m. Area around the BRASSERIE shelled slightly about 2.30p.m. BRASSERIE was hit several times - RIDGE WOOD was also shelled very heavily between 2p.m and 3.15p.m. One man was wounded. The 41st Division on left carried out raid on Germans Front Line system. Our front line was shelled - 2 men being killed and 2 wounded. Remarks WYTSCHAETE 28 S.W.