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1917-02-05
Regiment 7th Wiltshire
Location Greece, DOIRAN Sector
Entry 6 pm. Weather warm and sunny. Strength. 28 Officers 921 OR Detached 14 Officers 82 OR. 1 OR to Hospital. Observation. Night. Front lightly shelled between 2200 and 2245. Patrol out between 2100 and 2200 reported working party on O1 which was fired on and dispersed from right B2. Working party reported on O2 at 2215, dispersed by three shells from our artillery. Observation. Day. 0645 enemy snipers active. Battn HQrs shelled by field gun at 1100 hours. 27 shrapnel and 16 HE on right sector between 1000 and 1620. Enemy aeroplanes active.