Eighty years ago today Wednesday 9 July 1941

Another busy day. After breakfast went out in lorries and did a withdrawal exercise along the Magadi area [51 km from Bangalore]. We had to make a forced march of 5 miles [8 km] up rocky slopes and through scrub. Lunch again was dry rations and welcome. This evening we have to prepare a lecture on ‘On what principles would you train a Mechanical Unit?’ Did not go to Mess again.

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