The regimental history of the 2nd Munsters recorded the following:

“On 14 November the enemy tried a new ruse. A number of men were sent forward as of to surrender,with their hands above their heads,rifles in hand.Our men shouted on them to drop their rifles and come in.A number did so,but a few yards from the trench,on a pre-concerted signal being given,suddenly dropped as one man,a deadly fire being opened by the second wave concealed behind. A number of our men who had incautiously exposed themselves to this treacherous attack were shot down,but the remainder simply avenged their comrades’ loss.”

The Munsters recorded no fatalities for the 13th of November despite the above and it is thought that they recorded the date as the 14th as this was when the battalion formed part of the brigade reserve at Hooge.

One of 6 Munsters with a recorded date of death as the 15th of November but believed to have been actually killed in the incident of the 14th was Thomas Dillon of Kerry who is now remembered on Panel 44 of The Menin Gate Memorial.