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| We relieved the S.W.B.<ref name="ftn5">South Wales Borderers.</ref> on the right sub section of the fire trench by 13.30.<br>
Continuous [[sniping]] & trench firing by day & night was indulged in, also bombing of the enemy's trenches by catapult & trench mortars. We have now completely obtained the upper hand of the enemy's snipers on this section of the fire trench.<br>
The work of making T. shelters from bombardment was carried on, together with the improvement of the trench generally.<br>
<nowiki> Officers [writing unclear] patrols were sent out each night who reported that the Turks were very quiet & generally no work was being carried on by them in their front trenches. </nowiki>
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| No. 18799 Sgt J. COOPER a Sergeant in our right Company in the Firing Line suddenly told the man on either said of him to stop shooting, leapt over the parapet and ran quickly over to the enemy's trenches about 120 yards away. He was then seen to stand on the enemy's parapet & cooly empty his magazine into the trench below him. He then ran quickly back to our trenches & leapt in quite unhurt. His retreat to our trench was covered by the men firing rapid at the Turks who had by then manned their trench, several bobbing up waist high - Sgt. COOPER reported having shot 5 Turks in their trench, 3 of them being at breakfast just below him and 2 a few yards to his right.<br>
The [[sniping]] of the enemy during our tour in the trenches was very weak. Sniping and bombing of the enemy trenches continued until we were relieved by the S.W.B. The relief commenced at 0900 & by 1300 the whole Battalion was in the 87th B'de Rest Camp.<br>
Lt COL A.E. St. V. POLLARD took over command of the 87th B'de until 9th November 1915.
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