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He disappeared finally from the Trenches. He said "Yes quite well carried out but I think you might have left a few men just to make a splutter" "Yes sir" says Beach "that's exactly what happened; The splutterers had deceived him! We pushed right back across the San??? while the splutterers sniped from the various buildings en route and made them go cautiously. As it was getting rather late "B" Co. did not pursue us across the River. We said of course that they were afraid of the water!
At 3.0 we had a swap for prize distribution. We ran a Musketry Competition with prizes as follow:-
(1) 1. Spoon to each man in the squad which made the highest average in the whole of Table B.
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won by: - Average 304.3 Squad 5. - Sgt. Moore. Cpl. Crook. L/Cpt. Johnson Pte. Harrison Heavens Hiscock, Lane, Ley, Legg.
(II) 1 Sppon to Top Score in Each Practice in classification. Won by:-
Practice 18. Sgt. Moore. 25/ Pte. Muller 25 " 19 Sgt. Slade Pte. Austy WT 15/ " Forman 15 " Garrad Cpl. Potter " 20 Pte. Tubbs. 17/20 " 21 " Heavens 19/20 " 22 " Lane 42/45 " 23 " Edwards 16/20 " 24 " Bourne 16/ " Boyse 20 " 25 " Bartlett R.J. 17/20