 As the Marines worked to clear the PVA stragglers from their position the Australians had endeavoured to coax a PVA soldier from a bunker, yet when he resisted they were forced to kill him with a grenade.Cooper was later awarded the Military Medal for his leadership, with the stubborn defence of the Australians contributing to the break-up of the PVA attack which at one stage had threatened to overrun the Marine position.Large groups of PVA remained though, occupying a number bunkers and trenches, and they were not finally dislodged by the Marines until the following afternoon.