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1944-04-25
Regiment 1st Wiltshire
Location OCTOPUS M'Daw N Sht 4, Burma
Entry 0630 hrs. to 1000 hrs. B coy move to complete Phase I., the occupaton of BUN. Coy H.Q. and Res Pl in LETWEDET Chaung. 3rd Pl moves to Chaung Junc Pt 438428. D Coy ordered to hold Firm Base at BULLET with stops at Ch Pt 444425, Chaung Junc Pt 444426, Ch Junc Pt 445429 and will be responsible for keeping open L of C from Chaung Junc 444425 to Ch Junc Pt 446434. 1200 hrs. B Coy fails to reach BUN owing to enemy opposition. D Coy holds BULLET. F.F. Rif who carried simultaneous attack on ALMOND and STUD and WEMBLEY failed also to reach objective. R.A. open up with heavy barrage on BUN, ALMOND, STUD and WEMBLEY and Pt 551. 1200 hrs on. B Coy withdrawn to BULLET. Nothing else to report.