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1916-12-31
Regiment 7th Wiltshire
Location Greece, DOIRAN Sector
Entry 6 pm. Weather fine Strength 32 Officers 956 OR Detached 10 Officers 84 OR 2 OR to Hospital, 1 OR struck off strength, Capt H BOURNE-TAYLOR, RAMC attached to unit for duty as MO vice Lieut J LOFTUS RAMC. Observation Night 15 HE shells were fired between 1700 and 1730 near trench occupied by Lake Group. 9 HE shells on new wire on BASING HILL between 1700 and 1715 hours. Patrols reported enemy working parties on O1 and O2. Day Enemy sniper active at 0700 hours otherwise all quiet. R H Clayton Lieut and A/Adjt 7 Wilts Reg