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the Mountain Battery. Later still, himself and Capt Whitting were out reconnoitring, when Capt W. noticed a Turkish sniper aiming at them from a hole in the ground; he snatched a rifle from one of the orderlies hands and fired a few shots; the Major, though he did not see the enemy, fired a couple of shots at the place Capt W's bullets landed; the sniper did not reply so they finished their work and returned to the base. Snipers have been responsible for a big percentage of the total casualties especially amongst the officers at whom they take particular aim; most officers have now taken

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