A machine gunner at Sannaiyat, April 1916
Photograph, World War One, Mesopotamia, 1916.
The machine-gun was one of the dominant weapons on all World War One battlefields. When established in a fixed defensive position and sited specifically to cover potential enemy attack routes it was a fearsome weapon. Infantry assaults upon such positions invariably resulted in high casualties.
From a collection of 265 photographs compiled by Maj W Leith-Ross, Indian Army Staff, 1915-17.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1983-12-72-70
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1983-12-72-70