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The diary you are after is WO 167/706 1 Royal Berkshire Regt which covers Sept 1939 to June 1940. I would also consider pulling the Missing Men file for the Regt at the National Archives the ref for this is WO 361/62. The Missing Men files can be a bit scrappy and untidy though.
Seeing that your relative is on the Dunkirk Memorial this means he has no known grave. There are around 4,500 names recorded on there for anyone who served in the France and Flanders Campaign but who's body was never recovered. Some deaths are recorded as late as 1944 and 1945 due to them dying whilst they were a PoW. Looking at the date of his death I would say he died fighting on the River Dyle without checking the battalions diary (Can I post pictures on here?). I have the diary and the missing men file already. I also have a copy Histrory of the Royal Berkshire Regiment by Gordon Blight which covers the regiment in WW2.
At this stage I'm speculating but I would think he may have been buried as his battalion withdrew and his grave location was forgotten or he was a casualty of Artillery or Mortar fire and couldn't be buried.
Regards
Andy