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This forum is dedicated to photos and video of the current war in the Ukraine, no political posts will be allowed.
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Anne And Frances ALEXANDERThank you for all this information your great great grandfather. It is so enlightening to learn the background of the family. The service men and women must never be forgotten but their offspring, who were left behind, deserve the same remembrance. -
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French Viven-Bessiere rifle grenade system in use during WW1Also, looking at the trooper holding the "tromblon VB", as was called by the ratings, I can see he's wearing cavalry boots, not the usual "bandes molletières" (hard to translate in English, "shin bands" literally, but there may be another name). I think the unit, consequently, is not regular... -
French Viven-Bessiere rifle grenade system in use during WW1Adrian helmets being worn, so at least 1915 -
French Viven-Bessiere rifle grenade system in use during WW1
Must have been early in the war, those trenches look very rudimentary.
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