In the advance post near Jessfield Railway Station, a section of rife-men steadied their thoughts by munching their supper as they huddled deep in their sandbag nest, while shells whizzed overhead or burst nearby. The shell that killed two of their number is thought to have landed near the entrance to the outpost, Riflemen Howard and Mahon are thought to have died almost immediately from their wounds. Riflemen Jack McGuire and Robert Delaney. were both badly hurt, the former in the arm, shoulder and head, ing them but are giving them medical}"and the latter in the chest and leg. attention. In Nanziang there were only outpost skirmishes, he said.
In the Jessfield area; Japanese were seen bringing up artillery units which they were believed to have established about half a mile from the Soochow Creek.
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