During the day Gordon’s battalion was precariously wedged between the banks of the Somme and Fargny Wood. Gordon single-handedly attacked a German machine-gun post that was persistently enfilading the Australian position, killing the gunner and capturing the post, which consisted of one officer and ten men. He then entered Fargny Wood and cleared a trench, capturing twenty-nine prisoners and two machine guns. He took over further trenches, capturing twenty-two prisoners and three machine guns.