During night of 19^th/20^th about 1230 am. A German approached D Coy & after being missed by the Sentry a struggle ensued & the German fell into the trench, shot the Sentry in five places with a revolver & ran into living trench where he shot dead Pte BAKER & stabbed Pte SPITTLE in the back making good his escape. Pte Ball & Pte Wall were on sentry at the time & warned the Coy to stand too- a search was made but no trace of the German. His cap was found in the trench. Battalion were relieved by 1^st King’s Own Regt. At 8.30 pm. & marched to Billets in FORCEVILLE. Cold NE wind.