(NA 7787): British guns guard newly acquired part of Termoli after heavy but unsuccessful German counter-attacks. Sgt. Mackie of Cookham, Rye and his Bofors crew have downed one and damaged another enemy plane since their arrival at this site three days previously.
(NA 7789): The important Pescara-Termoli road junction still in our hands after savage attempts by the enemy to retake it and cut off our forward troops.
(NA 7790): The important Pescara-Termoli road junction still in our hands after savage attempts by the enemy to retake it and cut off our forward troops.
(NA 7793): Cerio Adolfo, was a simple Italian labourer, working on his farm near Larino. He was going about his business when the Germans opened fire on him with a machine gun. He managed to escape and some 500 yards away ran into a British recce, vehicle and was able to point out to Capt. Lawson, 72 Fd. Regiment, R.A., the exact positions of the Germans and their guns.
(NA 7794): A mortar platoon of ‘S’ Coy., 2 L.I.R., stand by ready for action North of Termoli.
(NA 7795): Rfn. J. Furnell of Southampton, the smallest and youngest man in the 2 L.I.R. and incidentally the battalion mascot, with Rfn. Swift of Manchester, manning a machine gun built from the parts of five captured enemy guns – ‘E’ Coy.
