Lee Enfield at War

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You can see it on at least two in the middle row Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The NCO to the left of the officer seems to have a btn or coy best shot badge.

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[henry r]

kokoda?

i'm glad it wasn't me lugging 13kg of lewis gun.

[Peter Laidler]

Oh Henry....... HE wasn't lugging 13kg of anything in those sensible days of Empire and all that. He was happily carrying a 19pound Lewis!

[browningautorifle]

a 19pound Lewis!

And...an appropriate number of loaded pans...

[henry r]

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British troops getting water from a trolley railway, near Pozieres. October 1916.

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Battle of Pilckem Ridge. Men of a Pioneer Battalion in light railway trucks and others moving away towards the line. Brielen, 31 July 1917.

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Wounded from the 27th Brigade, 9th Division, prepare for a light railway journey from Meteren to medical units in the rear area, 18 August 1918.

I had no idea (till last night) how much of the supply lines in ww1 were comprised of light railway.

[browningautorifle]

I had no idea (till last night) how much of the supply lines in ww1 were comprised of light railway.

Thus the need for Railway Battalions.

[henry r]

I knew about the Royal Engineers Railway Operating Division running 4'8 1/2" trains but not the 2" stuff. I had wondered how they got all of the ammunition to the artillery batteries for the big barrages, but figured it must have been by horse and cart or lorry (truck).

[henry r]

British troops in a landing craft assault (LCA), 9 July 1943. (sicily?)

with full credit to the garand picture of the day for inspiration.

[Paul S.]

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...ingcraft-1.jpg

British troops in a landing craft assault (LCA), 9 July 1943. (sicily?)

with full credit to the garand picture of the day for inspiration.

They aren't new boys by the looks of it. The platoon commander (in the bow with binoculars) is armed with a rifle. Also, most of the helmets have been cammed up underneath the netting.

[Peter Laidler]

Illustrates the fact that generally speaking the war in the desert and Italy was generally fought with No1 rifles. A Bren and 3x Thompson guns there too including 1 loaded with the drum and gun cocked! The black circle looks like it's the censor barring out his rank and their division