Complex sentence: During the move forward to an objective the company came under heavy small arms fire and withdrew to a cemetery for cover, this left Major Badcoe and his radio operator about 50 metres in front of the leading elements, under heavy mortar fire.
Split into simpler sentences: During the move forward to an objective the company came under heavy small arms fire and withdrew to a cemetery for cove. This left Major Badcoe and his radio operator about 50 metres in front of the leading elements, under heavy mortar fire.