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Of particular interest will be 18th Battalion snipers Crookshanks and Siddle. First, these are the first identified snipers in the Battalion that I have found. There is an interesting resource written by, possibly, the father of sniping for Imperial and Dominion forces found at this link in PDF that will give you a good background into the training and philosophy of this relatively new specialization. by Major H. Hesketh-Prichard D.S.O., M.C. was a very enthusiastic and proponent of sniping and its importance in a war environment.
Each man has a story…

Crookshanks, Adam Mckee: Service no. 53095

Siddle, Richard Norman: Service no. 54309
Drew, Alfred Henry: Service no. 402060
Drakulis, George: Service no. 448363
Bryant, Frank: Service no. 53205
Ball, Harold: Service no. 53885
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