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They had been able to get close to us as there was no flank guard out. None of the section was hurt, but three seamen were wounded from the firing, one of them dying shortly after.
Captain Travers, Lieut. Bond and Lieut. Kempf (a German Prisoner) taking with them Private Eitel of the M.G.S. as Interpreter, left for the wireless station at 5-30 p.m, leaving the M.G.S., a party of 15 seamen and 3 officers (prisoners) in charge of the M.G.S. Commander. The guns were mounted and all precautions taken against surprise. They bivouacked and afterwards the seamen went to the wireless station. The M.G.S. sent at 2-0 a.m.. a few men to assist the naval patrol that came up to carry back the wounded to the H.Q.. These returned to the guns in the morning along with 6 seamen told off to assist them in carry the guns and came back to the H.Q.. at 11 a.m.. They afterwards came back and followed the naval forces to the wharf and waited till they were taken on board the Destroyer 'Yarra' at 2-30 p.m.. The Destroyer steamed to Herbertshohe at 5-30 p.m. and sent the section ashore there.
(Sgd.) J.L.Harcus, Capt.
P.C. , M.G.S.
Herbertshohe, 18/9/1914.