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The machine-gun teams of the New Zealand Brigade, commanded by Captain Wallingford, best known in England as Sergeant-Major Wallingford, the wonderful Bisley marksman —also accomplished a fine feat when th-'y rushed up one of the cliffs with their maxims, writes a correspondent of a London paper from the Dardanelles. When their rifles became too hot to handle, they hurled lumps of sandstone and any other handy missiles at the flying Turks, walloped them with sticks, and eventually planted a maxim on the ridge. There they held it with their hands until a tripod could be brought up. the boiling water and hot cartridge-cases meanwhile scalding and burning them as they mowed down the enemy they had so dramatically routed. One of the men suddenly made a. dash over the ridge. 'Come back, you idiot,’' shouted a company officer, thinking the man had lost his head. “Its all right, sir, lie’s one of the machine-gun section,’’ replied his mate; “he must have seen something worth going for, and wLil soon be back.’’ Sure enough, the man returned shortly afterwards carrying a maxim he hud spotted.

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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 28 July 1915, Page 8

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Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 28 July 1915, Page 8

Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 28 July 1915, Page 8

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