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Private T. Sing was one of a party of Australians which attacked a Japanese post on the crown of a knoll. He was well-in the lead and was about to jump over the lip when the order for withdrawal was given because of heavy casualties behind him. He was too far ahead to get back, so he lay where he was. He soon found that he could not escape, and he had to lie there motionless for 60 hours. In the daytime the Australians could see him, and when he moved they fired at him, thinking he was a Jap. At night the Japanese, only five yards above him, could hear him when he moved and they would fire. He could hear them talking and at times they threw scraps of food over the parapet. He was found exhausted and helpless when the position was taken.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 8, 11 January 1944, Page 3
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