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Canadian patrol returned and reports WOODS in 9567 clear of enemy.
They got into the nearest of the hangers which was empty, but there were sounds of men moving in the others and they withdrew.
0900 hours
Observation Post reports enemy vehicles moving along ROAD in area of ETERVILLE 9864.
Gunners are to put down nuisance shots on this road.
1550 hours
Two enemy tanks reported between AUTHIE and FRANQUEVILLE at about 985700.
2030 hours
Battalion ‘O’ Group.
Listening patrol to go out from No. 3 Company to 967670.
Mortar Platoon (less one Section) to take part in Brigade Mortar shoot on to East end of HANGERS 966673 at 1030 hours tomorrow.
4.2” Mortars have moved into the Battalion area at 935676.
M.M.G. Platoon also taking part has moved in around 933669.
2230 hours
Details of 1 CORPS attack from the North down to CAEN received.
2330 hours
Battalion H.Q. shelled.
This seems to be a nightly occurrence generally at the same time.
Today like yesterday has been on the whole very quiet.
Only very occasional movement is visible from the Observation Post apart from the fairly regular stream of traffic along the CAEN - ESTERVILLE road where the Germans are taking up new positions.
Shelling has been mostly confined to sporadic air burst shots, which have been too high to do any great damage.
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