WW II British Sniper Photos

[SpikeDD]

Came across these this morning. Some or all may have been posted before but here they are anyway, Enjoy!

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[Richard Hare]

Very good to see, Spike.

Most are new to me.

I believe the last photo is a Canadian sniper. There are others of the same bloke.
Thanks for posting!

[Lee Enfield]

Very good to see, Spike.

Most are new to me.

I believe the last photo is a Canadian sniper. There are others of the same bloke.
Thanks for posting!

Calgary Highlanders

[breakeyp]

Thank you. Very nice photo of an Enfield trial rifle set up as a sniper.

[Peter Laidler]

One of the most poignant sniper photos I ever saw was in a book called The Road to Rome, about the advance up the backbone of Italy. Mostly pictures - but pictures that were well described. One showed a rifle buried nose down at the head of a roadside grave with helmet and ID tags attached to the butt. Obviously a hurriedly buried soldier. But the rifle was a No4T and the bodyside pads were clearly visible. Clearly the sniper had got the chop and had been hurriedly buried by his advancing pals. His rifle marking his grave.

[Seaforth72]

I have been adding photos of some snipers to my web site. My emphasis is on Canadian and British snipers in WWII and the Korean War but I do add a few others occasionally. Corrections or additional information would be welcome. For example, photos of British and Commonwealth snipers do not always identify the nationality. http://captainstevens.com/military/w...hs-of-snipers/

In each case I try to provide the original information where known such as the photographer, depository, photo file number, dates, names and places etc. This page and the other pages on my site will continue to grow.

Colin

[Surpmil]

One of the most poignant sniper photos I ever saw was in a book called The Road to Rome, about the advance up the backbone of Italy. Mostly pictures - but pictures that were well described. One showed a rifle buried nose down at the head of a roadside grave with helmet and ID tags attached to the butt. Obviously a hurriedly buried soldier. But the rifle was a No4T and the bodyside pads were clearly visible. Clearly the sniper had got the chop and had been hurriedly buried by his advancing pals. His rifle marking his grave.

And as I recall the rifle had a magazine cutoff as well. I wrote to the IWM about it not long after you told me about the photo Peter, and when they replied they mentioned the photographer had actually been in the Museum that very day. I forget now whether I ever got the details on the photo I requested, that must be 25 years ago.

[30Three]

Great photos! But the guy in winter scene is not going to shoot much with the magazine halfway out!

[Richard Hare]

But he Is going to do something 30tgree, he's going to lose it in the snow!

I was so puzzled why he had his action covered in snow, that I never noticed the mag!!

[Bruce_in_Oz]

That's a distinctly "Teutonic"-looking rifle being aimed over the carrier.

And a very jolly-looking bunch of spectators.