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 * Lieut H.G. Hinton
 * 199 Tpr T.C. Phillips
 * 241  "    J. McMahon
 * 481 L. Corpl.  R. Beetson
 * 559 Tpr J. O'Connor
 * 705  "    F. P. Noonan
 * 473  "    B. Biggin
 * 413 L. Corpl  N. Kiddel
 * 462 Corpl	J. C. Graffunder
 * 580 Tpr  B. Wallwork
 * 569 L. Corpl  W. Staines
 * 455 Sergt E. H. Tuck
 * 541 Tpr  F. C. Mulvey
 * 522 L. Corpl Hornby
 * 565 Corpl E. Smith
 * 247 Tpr  Lush
 * 114 L. Corpl G. Morris
 * 294 Tpr E. J. Alwyn
 * 187   " Nutting
 * 485 L. Corpl T. Wittenbrock

a stylographic message signed 'Sergeant' inviting our men to come over, that theirs was the winning side & that they would be treated humanely even to luxury as prisoners. It would have taken more than a knowledge of the English language on the part of the enemy interpreter to get the full significance of our mens peremptory reply. The following were wounded while in the trenches 13 -14 May (see Opposite) Friday May 14th That was a pretty awful night for most of us I know I was weary of the ascent & descent of Quinns post ere the next morning. That day (14 May) General Birdwood came to view the situation at Quinns – I had met him while guiding some re-inforcements for the 3rd Regiment up the gully. A bullet struck the periscope through which the General was overlooking the parapet & the shattered glass cut his forehead. Shortly after this visit our men were withdrawn from the front trenches which were manned our stead by men of the gallant 15th Btn which had been fighting almost continuously since April 25th. However the 2nd Regiment received orders to