Witness asked Sergeant MacDonald what had. happened but he could not ber what was actually said and told Sergeant MacDonald to carry to Sector Headquarters. He con-on his way' to "E" post. Answering Mr, Watkin Williams he said that he understood from the conversation that Lance-Corporal Davies had been shot and he gathered that Pie, Eckford had done it, When he arrived at "E" post he found Lance-Corporal Davies lying on his On the ground, his right leg bent so that his right foot was his left knee. His head towards the boundary direction and opened. Blood was his head and was run-jo. gutter. n went into the post for the rifle. There was in the blockhouse, who showed him was leaning against picked up the rifle, ch and an expended Hr He then looked l and decided that been fired. A rifle, No. the rifle he had exa-
A cartridge, which was also io.him, he was unable to identify as being the actual one son. then by the Adjutant on November 28 and took it to Court, later returning it to the Adjutant.
The spent cartridge which fell from the rifle witness picked up and replaced in the rifle. rest of the a clip with four live rounds on the jam Lying on another table was a t of cigars. The cigars wera by Inspector Shields; of the and he also handed, the rifle clip.containing four rounds Inspector Shields returned and four rounds later that might. These he locked in an munition box at Sector Head-and, as far as h knew, they been removed.
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