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Title: Machine Gun Corps
Post by: Penmon on Sunday 03 August 14 17:25 BST (UK)
My grandfather is pictured here, standing, centre of row. I notice that he has some sort of braiding on his left shoulder, as does another in the picture. What does this represent please?
Title: Re: Machine Gun Corps
Post by: Victor Harvey on Sunday 03 August 14 17:54 BST (UK)
Hi Penmon,
It looks to me like a lanyard, still in use in the Royal Artillery in the 1960s. A lanyard is a cord round the shoulder, esp. of a Sailor etc. to which a knife, whistle, etc. may be attached. Also a cord attached to a breech mechanism for firing a gun
Victor
Title: Re: Machine Gun Corps
Post by: Penmon on Sunday 03 August 14 19:50 BST (UK)
Many thanks Victor. My grandfather's role was to feed the bullets into a Vickers Machine Gun.
Title: Re: Machine Gun Corps
Post by: joboy on Monday 04 August 14 10:46 BST (UK)
Hi Penmon ....... can you advise where the photo was taken and possibly when?
Joe
Title: Re: Machine Gun Corps
Post by: Penmon on Monday 04 August 14 15:50 BST (UK)
On the 7th December 1915 he joined the Machine Gun Corps and allotted the number 57439. It was taken at Grantham Training Camp. Picture would have been taken around then.