| Caption | Troops of the British Eastern Command, date unknown; note Bren gun, ammunition carrier dog 'Mark', and Lewis gun pan magazine ww2dbase | ||||||||||
| Photographer | Len Puttnam | ||||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||||
| Identification Code | H 12985 | ||||||||||
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| Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||||
| Added Date | 6 Dec 2015 | ||||||||||
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| Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. | ||||||||||
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C. Peter Chen says:
13 Feb 2019 08:19:43 AM
To Anonymous of 12 Feb 2019: Thank you, the caption has been corrected.
C. Peter Chen says:13 Feb 2019 08:19:43 AM
To Anonymous of 12 Feb 2019: Thank you, the caption has been corrected.
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12 Feb 2019 05:08:05 AM
The photo that states:
'Lewis machine gun crew of the British Eastern Command, date unknown; note ammunition carrier dog 'Mark''
Is not a Lewis gun but a Bren gun. However the magazine the one soldier is holding is a Lewis gun mag which will not fit the Bren.