23rd March 1915

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Field firing. Dummy targets were arranged in trenches on the side of a hill while we advanced 100yds off. Every man was issued with ball ammunition & the most realistic fight, finishing with bayonet charge, took place.

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Australian soldiers at bayonet fighting practice. 1915

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