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1914-11-08
Regiment 1st Wiltshire
Location Belgium, Hooge
Entry (Sunday) 2 Coys in trenches, quiet morning up to midday when heavy shelling commenced but fairly quiet in trenches. Germans attacked right of our line. It is found that dug outs are useless against high explosive and common shell, but are good protection from shrapnel. 1 wounded