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British Grenadier Guards, veterans of the Boer War
In the Boer War, the Grenadier Guards bore the brunt of the fighting in South Africa.  This picture shows them marching in front of Buckingham Palace.   The Prince of Wales, first in line to the throne, is a member of this regiment.

 


British Indian Infantry
This regiment comprises the famous Bengal Lancers from the Ganges, Mahrata infantrymen and Sikhs and Ghurkas from the Himalayas.  They wear their characteristic turbans and their officers are Englishmen.  They have shown their courage against the Germans and are wonderful bayonet fighters in close combat.

 


British Artillery disembarking for France
The barge is used to carry horses and guns to the transport ship.  This regiment is disembarking for battle in France.   The artilleryman is dressed in khaki, the others are sailors in the British Navy.

 


British Artillery at the battle of the Marne
The British artillery is firing 18 pound ordinance and can shoot faster and farther than the German Krupp guns.  The caliber is 3.3 inches and they have a muzzle velocity of 1,600 feet per second.  There are six guns in a battery and each can fire at a rate of 29 shots per minute.

 


The British great siege gun

 


Biritish tanks massing for an offensive

 


King George in uniform visiting wounded troops
Postcard states it is "passed by Censor".   Printed in London by the Daily Mail as an "Official War Picture."

 


Changing of the guard at Windsor Castle, home of British Royalty
In the foreground is a statue of Queen Victoria.

 


British Armored Tricycle

 


British motorized machine gun, (they called it a "Maxim")

 


British Rolls Royce Armored Car assigned to the Royal Tank Corps in 1915
It has armor plating .35 inches thick and had a .303 Vickers Machine Gun in the turrent.

 

 

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