Billy Shen

Billy Shen

Shen Bili, DCM (William Edward "Billy" sing, March 2, 1886 - May 19, 1943) 1, winner of the special military medal (DCM), an Australian soldier in World War I, was born in Queensland in 1886. He is a Chinese British hybrid. His father is John sing (his ancestral home is Shanghai) and his mother is Mary Anne sing (her maiden name is Pugh).

brief introduction

Billy sing (full name William Edward sing), a Chinese American from clemont, a mining town in Central Queensland, Australia, was the sniper who hit the most targets in the first World War. Shen's father was born in Shanghai. Before he immigrated to Australia, he was a suburban vegetable farmer. His mother, Marian, was a nurse. Shen Billy used to win prizes in school when he was a child. According to the investigation report of the Ministry of education, he was "smart and cultivated". However, at that time, Australia was still in the pioneering period, with few institutions of higher learning. As a result, Billy Shen had to drop out of school when he was a teenager. After dropping out of school, Shen Bili once cut sugarcane, released cattle and sheep, and did farm work. In his spare time, Shen often played kangaroo near his hometown. For these early pioneers, playing kangaroo was one of the only entertainment activities. Kangaroo hunter's experience makes Shen Billy a top sniper. Kangaroo is a gregarious animal, often dozens of activities together, such as can't kill a shot, the injured kangaroo will jump around, other kangaroo will immediately escape. So Billy Shen asked himself to hit every shot. The sniper experience is very valuable.

Life

Join the army

Before Christmas in 1914, at the age of 28, Billy Shen joined the Australian expeditionary army and belonged to the fifth light cavalry regiment. After arriving at the Gallipoli Peninsula in Europe, he was stationed in Borden ridge, which is close to the sea. His sniper was located in a place called chetsen highland on the ridge. His opponent was Turks. Here he shows amazing sniper talent. Shen Billy is very strict with himself. The commander-in-chief, general Birdwood, once visited Shen Billy's sniper bunker as an observer for him. Shen Bailey took aim and fired a shot. As a result, a gust of wind blew by and deflected the bullet a little, hitting another enemy soldier beside the target. General Birdwood next to him cheered, "yes! Hit it "I'm not aiming at the one that fell down, so this shot doesn't count," Shen said calmly

Sniper career

One after another, his opponents fell at the gunpoint of Shen Billy. The news spread in the Allied trenches like the latest score. His deeds were not only published in the Allied War newspaper, but also in the Daily Telegraph of London and several American newspapers. This Australian coachman was famous all over the world. Using snipers against snipers is the most effective tactic. The Turks sent one of their trumps to deal with Billy Shen. This is an experienced sniper of the Ottoman guards, with Russians, Greeks, Bulgarians and Arabs at his gunpoint. Hamid II, the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, personally presented him with a medal. His rifle was honored as "mother of death" by the guards. Australian soldiers nicknamed him "terrible Abdur".

To fight

Abudur knew that the most difficult enemy to deal with was the sniper expert of the Australian army. In order to find the sniper point of his opponent, he looks for clues like a smart detective. Finally, one evening, he reported to the officer that the sniper point of the opponent's expert was located on chetson heights. The exact location had been found by him, and the annoying Australian would be removed before sunset tomorrow. The next day, Billy Shen and his observers entered their sniper bunker early as usual. Shen Billy's spirit is not very good, holding a rifle while yawning and stretching. soon after the observer started to look out, he suddenly exclaimed, "my God, come and see!" Shen Bili became alert. He took the telescope and looked in the direction indicated by the observer. He saw a face covered with mud, a hooked nose, two big eyes and a black muzzle. There are so many Turkish positions ahead, and Abdur is so well hidden, but the observers found them all at once. "Be careful," the observer said, "his eyes are like eagles, and he's staring at us." Shen Billy muttered: "either he died or I lived." Shen Billy leaned aside and slowly moved away the obstacle in front of the gun, so that even if the enemy shot, he could not be hit. Abu dur didn't know that Shen Bili had found him. His finger had caught the trigger and was ready to move the obstacle a little further and shoot. At this moment, Shen Billy's muzzle burst out, and the bullet hit Abu dur's eyebrow. Although Shen Billy shot and killed so many targets, he didn't have much hatred for the enemy and thought he was just loyal to his duty. In Shen Billy's eyes, the head behind the enemy's bunker may be no different from the kangaroo head in the Australian jungle. The whole war is just a large-scale hunting game.

retire

12 days after the end of World War I, Billy Shen retired and returned to civilian life from a dazzling sharpshooter. Most of the time since then, he made a living by panning for gold, from which people can see his less open-minded, optimistic, agile and humorous performance on the battlefield.

Death

On the morning of May 19, 1943, Shen Beili, 57, was found dead in the cheap hotel he rented. Once famous ace sniper left the world alone. The place where he died today is a computer repair shop. A plaque has been set up in front of the door to tell the world that a hero once died here.

Personality characteristics

study

Shen Bili, born on March 2, 1886, had received the excellent certificate issued by the school when he was in primary school. In the investigation report of the Ministry of education, he also said that he was "smart and cultivated". At that time, however, Australia was in a pioneering period, and there were few institutions of higher learning. As a teenager, Billy Shen had to drop out of school. After dropping out of school, Shen Bili cut sugarcane, released cattle and sheep, and did farm work. In his spare time, Shen often plays kangaroo near his hometown. Kangaroos are gregarious animals, often dozens of them move together. If they can't be killed by a single shot, the injured kangaroos will jump around, and other kangaroos will also run away immediately. So Shen Billy demands that he must hit every shot.

fight

When he fired, he had to estimate the wind, wind direction, distance and other factors. Shen Billy usually has an observer as his assistant. They always enter the sniper point in the dark before dawn and do not leave until it is completely dark. In this way, they are almost impossible to be detected during the day. This kind of two man tactics was rarely used in the first World War, and it was not widely used until the Second World War. Sometimes the roles of a sniper and an observer are interchanged, because after observing with a telescope for a long time, the eyes will be tired, the eyesight will be reduced, and the sniper will not feel lonely when he is accompanied. According to the memories of his comrades in arms after the war, Shen's patience was particularly good, and he could aim at the gun for a long time without feeling tired. There is also a specialty is excellent eyesight, others can see things with telescopes, he can see with the naked eye. What he used to snipe was not only ordinary rifle, but also without sight.

life

Although the sniper doesn't have to take part in other combat tasks, Shen Bili is a busy man. Most of the time after the war. He made a living by panning for gold. Dan O'Donnell's "a historyof Clermont and district" records that Billy Shen dug 62.5 ounces of gold in 1931 with a Carl Peterson. On July 16, 1934, the Queensland Government's Mining Journal once wrote: "the mines with stable gold output are Shen's blue lagoon. Herbsmith, who once panned for gold with Billy Shen, wrote down his anecdotes, from which we can have a better understanding of his character

achievement

From May to September 1915, in less than four months of the battle of Gallipoli, his sniping results confirmed by observers were 150.

evaluate

"He's just playing with his opponents on the battlefield. He often claims that he won too easily, and he's a little embarrassed. He used to sit and rest at the shelter with his rifle in his arms, while his assistant observers used binoculars to find targets for him. If the enemy soldiers have just stretched out their heads, Shen Billy often grins and ignores them. He will start later. When the enemy soldiers feel safe, they will slowly put their shoulders and even their upper body out. This is the time to start. The observer said, "OK, and then there was a gunshot, and another enemy went away." A comrade in arms described the "Gallipoli killer" in their eyes. Actually, it's nothing to Billy Shen. Before the first World War, Shen Bili only drove carts, cut sugar cane and did farm work in his hometown, but he was famous for his outstanding shooting skills very early on. It is said that when he was a child, he could use a. 22 caliber rifle to break the pig's tail 25 yards away. He is not only a member of the local shooting club, but also a famous kangaroo hunter. Of course, Shen Bili doesn't know whether his precise shooting is brilliant

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