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Motor machine gunner in France fixing a belt of ammunition to his gun
Motor machine gunner in France fixing a belt of ammunition to his gun
Machine-gun crew on motorbike, France, during World War I. This photograph shows a machine-gun team. The gun, which appears to be a Vickers, is mounted on the front of a motor-cycle side car. The Vickers was a heavy gun, weighing around 45kg loaded, so the motorbike transport was efficient although awkward in the muddy conditions of the Front. Both soldiers are wearing their steel helmets but t…
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Artillery (Troops)
- Machine guns
- Motorcycles
- Motorcyclists
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Contributors
- David, British official photographer McLellan
Subject
- Artillery (Troops)
- Machine guns
- Motorcycles
- Motorcyclists
Type of item
- Monograph
- Monograph
- Photograph
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Rights
- Available under Creative Commons license; Attribution, Non-commercial, ShareAlike
Issue date
- 2005
- 1916 - 1918
- 1916/1918
- 2005
Identifier
- 74548880
Extent
- 1 online resource
Is part of
- http://data.theeuropeanlibrary.org/Collection/a1219
Year
- 2005
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-04-06T13:22:52.695Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-05-31T08:45:55.846Z