GRIM INDIVIDUAL EFFICIENCY.

Taihape Daily Times, 19 August 1918, Page 6

GRIM INDIVIDUAL EFFICIENCY.

The fighting on our side was marked, by the rare efficiency of the individual, writes an Australian in describing the fight at a bridgehead, cast of Jordan, and near Es Salt. There was no loose, wild shooting. Every man shot to kill, aiming with the zest and yet the coolness and deliberation of the successful big game shooter. To these troopers it was an exultant, fierce game, played grimly for keeps. One Turk, hit at close range, burst into flame,s as though he had carried a bottle of petrol or other inflammable substance, and a shout of wild laughter sounded .from our line. And as the individual was good, so was each grade in the command. There was from corporal to general a note of absolute confidence, a complete absence of bustle or concern. Every man trusted his neighbour; every officer his men.