Nigel_Knowitall Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 10:15AM
Picture captured from film footage taken 1916 outside Ypres. He is observing
the fall of bullets from the Vickers Machine Guns used to supress the Germans as
the rest of the battallion (Gordon Highlanders) advance.
shaDEz Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 10:19AM
he gots way more balls than i'll ever had
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 01:18PM
great pic nigel.
i wish i had some trench footage of my english uncle to share, only a
group/batallion photo
Nigel_Knowitall Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 02:31PM
Batallion pics are nice too... trench footage from WW1 practically unknown. I
stumbled on this quite by chance.
Nigel_Knowitall Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 03:32PM
I had a look at the picture. It looks like one of the South Counties Batallions
of the Home Guard. I base this on the cap badge of the officer. Also the ORs
seem a bit on the old side. This would indicate Home Guard or a fixed AA gun
unit or something similar.
Nigel_Knowitall Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 03:35PM
There are army sites where you can search, using the name of your uncle. If
there are any pieces of kit with his army number on, that is also helpful.
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 05:16PM
anti aircraft battalion...good job
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 05:25PM
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hey if you could post those sites, " = i would love you long time. = "
thanks nigel
Nigel_Knowitall Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 06:11PM
Well fossil, if you e-mail me at
nigel-knowitall(at)lycos.com.
I will pass on the info I have.
Keep in touch!
fossil_digger Report This Comment Date: September 12, 2006 09:39PM
damn sarcasm font didn't work on the long time part.
you can post 'em here
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: September 13, 2006 12:31PM
Great photo, the expression alon says a thousand words. Nice one
sparky Report This Comment Date: September 25, 2006 11:44PM
This posting is a bit of a bastard don't you think?
Anonomous Report This Comment Date: June 06, 2024 12:34PM
The British Empire Forces were banned from having cameras in the trenches. A
lot did anyway.