that themembers of the Battery had been beating out the blazing grass with blankets. They had, by their really magnificent nerve, prevented further supplies of shells, and even the guns themselves, from being destroyed.

The members of the anti-tank Battery who were «concerned in this splendidly courageous incident were Arthur Nicoll of Dundee, Geof‘i‘re_V' Mildwtater of Finchley, Otto Estensen of Ormsby, Jimmy Arthur of Edin- burgh, Jack Black of Dover, and Cooperman of the Brigade Staff.

Black, our secon~d—in—command, was killed after he had made two journeys to the ammunition-dump, pulling out cases. He is a very seri-

ous loss to the Battery both from a military and a personal point of view.

Every member of the Battery had a real feeling of affection for him. This is simply one of the innumerable heroic actions which happen-

"ed during those days. Our unit certainly has no more (and most probab. -sly less) to boast about than many others which do not happen to get written up. Heroism is all in the day’s work of the International Briga-

des and perhaps it was unnecessary for me to draw attention to this one

. incident.

Nevertheless, I cannot help being especially impressed by our comr-

ades’ splendid behaviour on that nerve—racking afternoon.

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