No. 15705 Corporal John Hurst Edmondson, Australian Military Forces. On the night of 13th–14th April, 1941, a party of German infantry broke through the wire defences at Tobruk, and established themselves with at least six machine guns, mortars and two small field pieces. It was decided to attack them with bayonets, and a party consisting of one officer, Corporal Edmondson and five privates, took part in the charge. During the counter-attack Corporal Edmondson was wounded in the neck and stomach

Have you heard of Jukendo銃剣道 or The Way of the Bayonet? I had the opportunity to try jukendo the other day. Jukendo is a dynamic martial art that revolves around the art of bayonet fighting. .銃剣道の初体験：去年埼玉県立武道館のスポーツフェア・武道祭に参加、息子と銃剣道を体験しました。 According to French jukendo researcher Baptiste Tavernier, techniques are mostly based on the teachings and influence of the French military missions to Japan at the beginning of the Meiji era. Depending on the literature you read it is also said to have been