Camouflage?
That is the first thing that caught my eye too.
"Just act natural, lads." ... don't wanna wrinkle the perfect creases on the front of those trousers.
Good thing they've got those bayonets at the ready, you know, just in case the enemy shows up!
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Almost a movie pose.
I like the Tommy gun with the round magazine.
Shades of Chicago during prohibition.
I like the Tommy gun with the round magazine.
Shades of Chicago during prohibition.
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Radio operator in practice.
Hello Louis,
Having a bit of wireless engineering background myself, your picture made me curious about the radio.
So I looked it up!
"Wireless Set No. 18 was a man pack transmitter-receiver developed in 1940 for short range communication in forward areas between Battalion HQ and Company HQ. Frequency range 6-9MHz. MO control. RF output 0.25W. R/T, CW. Range up to 10 miles. Wireless Set No. 68 was similar but with different frequency range, crystal control option and minor mechanical changes.
Under normal conditions the No. 18 Set was powered by a combined dry battery pack known as "battle battery", which was carried inside the set.
It incorporated a vibratory unit for HT (Hand transceivers) and GB (not sure what GB is), driven from a 6V lead acid 14Ah accumulator which was tapped at 4 volts for LT filament voltage. Whilst operating the set, the accumulator was float charged by the hand cranked generator."
(From the website - WIRELESS FOR THE WARRIOR, http://www.wftw.nl/wireless18.html)
Having a bit of wireless engineering background myself, your picture made me curious about the radio.
So I looked it up!
"Wireless Set No. 18 was a man pack transmitter-receiver developed in 1940 for short range communication in forward areas between Battalion HQ and Company HQ. Frequency range 6-9MHz. MO control. RF output 0.25W. R/T, CW. Range up to 10 miles. Wireless Set No. 68 was similar but with different frequency range, crystal control option and minor mechanical changes.
Under normal conditions the No. 18 Set was powered by a combined dry battery pack known as "battle battery", which was carried inside the set.
It incorporated a vibratory unit for HT (Hand transceivers) and GB (not sure what GB is), driven from a 6V lead acid 14Ah accumulator which was tapped at 4 volts for LT filament voltage. Whilst operating the set, the accumulator was float charged by the hand cranked generator."
(From the website - WIRELESS FOR THE WARRIOR, http://www.wftw.nl/wireless18.html)
Burma, a British light mortar squaddie sporting a lot of tattoos (for that time anyway)
Nice pic of British Paras in Tunisia, 1943
(probably posed or taken during training)
What's the thick rope in the Bren gunner's kit for?
(probably posed or taken during training)
What's the thick rope in the Bren gunner's kit for?
Looks like the corporal has a rope around him too.
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English soldier waves to Italian civilians who have adorned him with flowers following the liberation of Catania,1943.
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Pretty good camo, can hardly see him!English soldier waves to Italian civilians who have adorned him with flowers following the liberation of Catania,1943.
Italian Campaign -- 1943, Reggio Calabria
By coincidence, 80 years ago today, October 9, 1944:
Royal Engineers from the 294th Field Company, 49th Division, assemble a Bailey Bridge over the Antwerp-Turnhout Canal - October 9, 1944.
IWM - Wilkes (Sgt) Photographer.
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Royal Engineers from the 294th Field Company, 49th Division, assemble a Bailey Bridge over the Antwerp-Turnhout Canal - October 9, 1944.
IWM - Wilkes (Sgt) Photographer.
IWM B 10651