WWI Doughboys borrowed by the Brits in Belgium... Used .303s

[A. F Medic]

Bottom photo is surely Brits or Empire troops? - they've got puttees, leather jerkins and British webbing..

Came from a web site that was dedicated to US soldiers serving with the Brits. Another image had said that the GIs were in Belgium. THanks...

[Brit plumber]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s...C/33375_fs.jpg Four guys. Three rifles.

Note the rifle on the right appears cocked and ready. Waiting for an attack.... asleep?

[browningautorifle]

Many's the time I went to ground with one in and on safe. These guys are in the front somewhere. They are just waiting.

[barbarossa]

When I was working in a nursing home as my parttime job while attending college back in the mid 1970's, I had a elderly resident there who told me he had been a machine gunner during WWI and had manned a Vickers belt fed machine gun and that his unit had been equipped with Enfield Rifles. I thought he was mistaken at the time or was blowing smoke up my butt. It has only been in the past few years I have come to realize he was not suffering from senility after all and probably remembered matters as they had happened. Ah well, the arrogance of youth.....

[BushyFromOz]

Im surprised people are surprised at this.

You take a few US soldiers, attach them to british and Australian units to get some experience - it would only make sense to give them enfields instead of trying to feed their 30.06's, just makes logistical sense.

Theres heaps of pictures in australian history books and sources of australian units with US soldiers attached, particularly when referring to the battle of Hamel. you wont find any springfields or chauchats in any of thos pics, just enfields, vickers and my mate lewis.

[Peter Laidler]

It happens today. NZ soldiers in Bosnia with the poms, armed with SA80's

[skiprat]

It happens today. NZ soldiers in Bosnia with the poms, armed with SA80's

Poor.. poor sods

[Peter Laidler]

I was going to say that Skippy but thought maybe not........ But to be honest, we get very few complaints about the A2 now. Is that your opinion too? Seen any of the L98A2's in the system yet? Comments (by PM). I was involved in that project and my sons school got the first ones

[skiprat]

yes the A2 is better.. but I had very few problems with the A1, a broken firing pin ..in 2 places ( I didn't strip it down that often while on the shooting team) and a gas plug that fractured and went up range..

they are just BORING to "work" on and I have never liked changing magazines under my arm pit...!!! and they just don't "Point"

[Mk VII]

Several American regiments were brigaded with British or French units at first and not surprisingly they were given British and French weapons. Pershing's desire for an all-American army ended that.