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1917-02-02
Regiment 7th Wiltshire
Location Greece, DOIRAN Sector
Entry 6 pm. Weather dull and cold. Strength. 27 Officers 912 OR Detached 16 Officers 92 OR. 1 OR rejoined from HIRSOVA Supply Dump, 1 OR from Hospital, 2 OR struck off strength. Observation. Night. 20 HE and shrapnel shells from field gun on B2/B4 sectors where party were working on day line. Work had to be stopped twice. B4 lightly shelled between 2000 and 2400 hours. Enemy reported working on O2. At 1830 10 men were seen to go up to small trench on top of PETIT COURONNE, four men returning immediately after. Day. Front lightly shelled with HE and shrapnel.