Bren at War

[browningautorifle]

I believe that's an Officer with the Thompson, he's wearing his comin' ashore boots so he doesn't mind the mud.

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My first thought upon seeing that picture was how little I'd like to be lying across barbed wire and have a mate land his bloody big size 9 hobnailed boot with full weight in the small of my back.

That's how we taught to cross wire, even when I started. Later we went under if possible... Now it's just different. When I started, we still trained for WW2.

As for the RM photo, I think the bloke in the dark BD is the QMS. It appears he's arming the grenades for issue while the Sgt. is issuing the Bren magazines. That is a Boys parked on the deck.

He has his hands full of .303 bandoleers, doubt he's half holding grenades too.

That's not a wise move to run across someones back because your steel heel plate would make the other bloke wince a bit!

We were taught to put the foot on his buttocks.