August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme: ‘A’ Company, 13TH Battalion, Australian Imperial Infantry (AIF), stand with bayonets fixed in their trenches anticipating the whistle blasts that will signal their turn to ‘go over the top’ and assault their objective at Mouquet Farm. They are commanded by Captain Harry Murray, one of the finest officer’s in the AIF. As they wait, the Germans open up a sudden fierce barrage and the diggers crouch down as the awful shrieks of shells rend the air and explode all around them. ‘A’ Company and the rest of the 13th Battalion take casualties, as do the two battalions on either side.
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