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War Diary

1916-04-19
Regiment 6th Royal Berkshire
Location France, Maricourt
Entry Very wet day. All companies working to try and keep trenches clean. Quiet up till 6-30pm when enemy started to shell Right -C Coy, all round API. They shelled for about an hour, off & on, & 5 men were killed & 4 wounded. Heavy bombardment going on at same time N of us & also some to the South.