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1943-12-09
Regiment 2nd Wiltshire
Location Montenero Montenero, Italy
Entry 1100hrs: Our 4.2" Mortars shelled an enemy O.P. at 012484. 1515hrs: The O.P. showed its first signs of life after the morning's shelling and was shelled again. 1830hrs: A fighting patrol from B Coy left with the object of investigating the stretch of road between the hairpin bends at 019482 and 019473, but owing to the recent heavy rain, were unable to cross the swollen R. TORTO.