Major John Eardley Wilmot Wright D.S.O., Two unidentified soldiers standing in on-guard position

Black and white image of two unidentified soldiers. Based on the dicing pattern of the glengarry that the soldier on the left is wearing, he is a 48th Highlander. The soldier on the right is wearing a glengarry with a different dicing pattern. Both men are standing in the on-guard position with 1907 pattern bayonets fixed to their rifles. Both rifles are the Lee Enfield No. MkIII. The soldiers appear to be wearing 1908 pattern Mills webbing equipment.

Both men appear to be wearing officer’s oxford shoes and neither are wearing anklets. There is a camp basin in the background. Neither are wearing rank insignia, but are probably officers, given the style of shoe and the presence of officer’s camp furniture in the background.

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Era
1939 – 1945 (WW 2)
Location of artifact
Binder 9, Research Room Shelf
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