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1917-12-04
Regiment 8th Royal Berkshire
Location France, FRONT LINE
Entry 4/5th.12.17. Relieved 4 companies of 208 French Infantry Regt in the Left Battalion in HOUTHULST FOREST Area. Relief arrangements by the French excellent Five French Officers remained in the line with Battalion for 24 hours. Weather fine and frosty. Sector extremely quiet. Head Qrs in pill boxes captured from the enemy by the French. Front Line consisted of outpost posts. No trench system. On night of 6/7th Belgians 10th Regt of line relieved 110th French Infantry Regt on left of the Battalion.