Corporal, 1/4th Battalion Gordon Highlanders, 1916

This figure depicts a corporal 'bomber' of the 1/4th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders at the time of the Ancre battle, 1916. Note the battalion/brigade identification of three light blue bars worn on the sleeves; and the bulky appearance created by the fleece waistcoat, grenade carrier and kilt apron. The equipment is that of the 1914-pattern leather set with respirator haversacks. The grenades carried are the No. 5 pattern, `Mills bombs', by far the most reliable and widely used by late 1916. Note the bomber's badge on the right sleeve; and the Gordon tartan of the kilt.

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