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1917-01-08
Regiment 7th Wiltshire
Location Greece, DOIRAN Sector
Entry 6 pm. Weather wet, clearing at mid-day. Strength 32 Officers 945 OR Detached 10 Officers 86 OR. 1 Officer and 1 OR to Signal Course 1 OR to MG Course 2 OR to Hospital. Observation. Night. Enemy wiring party on 01 dispersed by our artillery. 0030 working party heard on left of O2. Artillery called up and fired one shell. Enemy continued working. Day. 16 shells in B4/B6 sectors from enemy mountain gun at 0900 hours. Enemy sniper active at 1315. 3 Bulgarian deserters gave themselves up to No 4 group B2 sector at 0530.