In the first lot of trenches our men put their caps and helmets on the
top, to give the enemy the impression we were still there. Believing
the trenches were actually occupied, the Germans shelled the position
for three-quarters of an hour before their cavalry discovered the ruse.
Meanwhile the men in the second trenches had also placed their helmets
on top, but they did not go away, and the Germans, deceived, approached
within a comparatively few yards, when they were met by a tremendous
volley and practically wiped out: _Pte. Shepherd, 1st Lincolnshire
Regiment_.