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UK: “PLACE the flattened end of the flagstaff in the socket made for it, then raise the hammer until it catches the base of the flag socket and remains upright: place a cap in the capholder and mount the soldiers along the trench.

The flag should then be fired at by one of Britain’s 47 Naval Guns, when, on securing a hit, the tre…

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