The sergeant commanding the platoon of police sized up the situation.
The character of the advance may be illustrated by an incident on the 14th October, when a platoon of the 1st R.
Down in Vera Cruz during the late trouble a platoon of marines were at the foot of a street leading up from the water-front.
There is a guard of mounted marines right now with the legation in Peking; and once a platoon of marines, on duty in Africa, not being able to get big enough horses, rode camels through the wilds of Abyssinia to the palace of old Menelik.
The officers and sergeants moved up and down the line, each behind his own platoon or section, steadily urging it forward.
I don't believe he could make out the property returns of a company, or take a platoon of skirmishers into action.
At nightfall a platoon of English come down from Huiry to search the Aulnois woods.
He broke off and into bitter cursing, reviling the Germans, the war, himself and Everton, his sergeant and platoon commander, the O.
He gave no heed to the orders of his platoon commander, the shouting of his sergeant, the stir that ran along the trench, the flat spitting reports of the rifles that began to crack rapidly in a swiftly increasing volume of fire.
I'll start off with our own platoon first; that ought to do it," he said to the Sister.
With Dronvire of Rigel Four in the lead, closely followed by Costigan, Northrop, Kinnison the Younger, and a platoon of armed and armored Space Marines!
In the control room, however, there was a platoon of elite guards, clustered so closely about the commander and his officers that needles could not be used; a group that would have to be wiped out by hand.
Martello, platoon commander at the first district, New Orleans Police Station, called our office and advised that he wished an agent to stop by there since there was a prisoner who desired to speak with an agent.
He was my platoon officer, and he met his death at Landrecies.
He could not correctly put a platoon through its formations, but would not hesitate to take charge of a battalion.
The rifles, ammunition, gas helmets, and feet of the men would be inspected by the platoon officer.
For the future he had his platoon which carried much greater responsibility than that previously attached to a half company.
One platoon was quartered in a restaurant which had a beautiful and rustic garden, though it was too near the enemy for the men to really enjoy the comfort it afforded.
A" Company headquarters and one platoon were quartered in a long cellar belonging to a factory.
Another platoon found in a laundry a number of clean white shirts which the men readily donned.
To consolidate a position the men were taught to form platoon strong points with the flanks refused or bent back so as to be able to meet an attack from any direction.
Around each brickstack was built a keep, and this was garrisoned by a platoon in each case.
The front was held by means of isolated posts occupied by a platoonor a company as the case might be, and these posts were linked up by means of communication trenches, so that they could be visited.
He caught himself just in time to avoid mentioning the platoon of Literates' guards at the Pelton home, which he was not supposed to know about.
That platoon must not, repeat not, wear uniform or appear to have any connection with the Fraternities.
Dalley was about ten yards in front of his platoon giving orders to his men to dig in, when I saw him take a turn round and drop.
It was splendid for a man of his age to come out and volunteer as a platoon commander as he did, and he deserves all the credit that can be given to him.
By morning the second platoon was flooded out, and had to move back a few yards to dry land.
June 19 the first platoon pulled out, and the second platoon followed on the next night, hiking 37 kilometres to Damas-aux-Bois.
It was another struggle against heavy mud, and morning came ere the secondplatoon was finally in position.
The first platoon was commanded by Lieutenant Waters and the second by Lieutenant Adams.
The new positions were near Montigny, the first platoon to the left of the town, the second platoon just in back of it.
The first platoon was located about 200 meters to the right of the second platoon.
Until the first platoon's guns came up, the gun crews of that platoon alternated on the pieces with the crews of the second platoon, who could sleep in the billet in town on their nights off.
The guns of the second platoon were brought from Luneville on the evening of March 7, and caissons of ammunitions followed during the night.
Platoon and Company leaders met dozens of Tank officers face to face, and they argued each other to a standstill upon every aspect that arose.
The platoon commanded by Sergeant Statton reached its objective, but the remainder of the Battalion was held up by heavy machine-gun fire.
The platoon is commanded by a Lieutenant and comprises four sections, each under a Sergeant or Corporal.
While the platoon was consolidating, the enemy pushed a machine gun forward under cover of a hedge, and opened fire from close range, inflicting heavy casualties and hampering work.
When the barrage lifted and the Infantry advance commenced, the platoonof which he is a member was able to reach the first enemy defences through gaps which had been cut in the wires.
The platoon is waiting to advance to Phase B of the battle.
Unaided he killed ten of the enemy and took 6 prisoners; he threw the machine guns over the parapet, and called out to the delayed platoon to come on.
At a signal from the platoon or company commander the whole line rises and rushes at top speed to catch up to the barrage, again to throw itself flat upon the ground.
Always supposing that the enemy garrison is not of a strength requiring more than one platoon for its capture the normal action of the attacking platoon would be somewhat as follows.
Whilst leading his platoon with the first wave, Lieut.
On the morning of 2nd September, during a heavy barrage on the newly consolidated position, a man of his platoon was severely wounded.
In the meantime, the twelve riders of the platoon had closed around their ex-prisoner, and started at full speed through the thickest of the throng.
It was placed under the command of Colonel Don Bernardo de Pedrosa; the special platoon in charge of the prisoner was under the orders of Sergeant Luco and Corporal Munoz.
The boche platoon was no longer striding along in hike-formation.
Beyond, in the handkerchief-sized village square, a platoon was drilling.
To each of these regiments a platoon of Maoris was attached.
As each company or platoon came ashore it was rushed up to the firing line.
A platoon of Maoris led by a Wellington officer also crept quietly up the Chailak Dere in order to get round the back of Table Top to co-operate with the Wellingtons.
As each platoon or company came ashore, it was immediately despatched, under the senior officer present, to support the right flank, where the 1st Australian Division was most hotly engaged.
Platoon commanders fidgeting with their wristlet watches that seem to tick off the minutes so slowly.
This neat piece of work secured the pillbox to us, but before Boorman could reorganise his party for the further advance to the second pillbox Bell's platoon had occupied the trench.
In the meantime the right platoon of B Company under 2/Lieut.
According to the prearranged scheme, Bell's platoon was withdrawn shortly before dawn, and Boorman was left in charge of the captured position with the remains of his own and Wheatley's platoons.
The opportunity was also taken to reorganise the companies in accordance with the then newly-evolved scheme, which had the object of rendering the platoon a self-contained fighting unit comprising only fighting ranks.
The two remaining platoons of B Company were detached as follows: 1 platoon (2/Lieut.
The result needs no description, but under this very trying ordeal the Battalion was perfectly steady, each platoon grouped together and waiting its order to move with the greatest nonchalance.
This officer, however, stuck to his duty and remained with his platoon until after relief of the Battalion the next morning.
A good many casualties were therefore inevitably caused to Boorman's platoon by our own shell fire, and he reached the traverse next to the first pillbox with only two corporals, Sherwood and Whitworth.
Poor Giles, who had done magnificent work as platoon commander, adjutant and company commander, and had never missed a day's duty since August 1914, died in hospital from his injuries a few days later.
Affairs having quieted down the services of this platoon were not immediately necessary, and it shortly afterwards rejoined the company.
Now, why should the officer commanding the fifteenth platoon ride a horse when the officer commanding the nineteenth--" He reminded me that there were only sixteen platoons in a battalion.
Platoon, which lost most heavily, Allden and his Platoon Sergeant, Kilby, were killed.
C Company possessed two Captains, Brucker and Harris, and had as platoon commanders, Hawkes, Matthews, and Jones.
Rowlerson, one of C Company's platoon commanders, after reaching the German trenches, somehow lost touch and was captured with several of his men.
Average lives' used to be quoted for all cases, ranging from a few weeks for a platoon officer to the duration for R.
During it each platoon did two spells of 24 hours in the posts and the same back in support.
The capture of this had been assigned to the 48th Division, but as a measure of abundant caution Colonel Wetherall had detailed a special Berks platoon to tackle it.
In the course of the very relief I have mentioned, a platoon of one battalion reached the front line but remained lost for more than a day.
A week's course was held for each platoon in the Brigade.
The Brigadier was an enthusiastic spectator of the work, and woe betide the platoon officer whose men gave reckless answers to the General's questions.
The Platoon Officer shared every hardship with his 25 men.
A platoon of A Company practically reached the nearest cottages without a sign of hostile opposition being shown.
A few days later Lieutenant Amos led out his platoon of men in face of the enemy's fire, when he was shot down, and the men of the platoon thought at the time that he was only wounded.
