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In 1914 each British infantry battalion had two .303 Maxim machine guns. These were replaced by the modern Vickers, which was produced in greater numbers as the First World War progressed. A total of 75,000 were eventually manufactured. In 1915 it was decided to concentrate these heavy, water-cooled weapons into the Machine Gun Corps. Local firepower for the infantry was provided by the lighter, man-portable Lewis Gun. In their role of providing offensive and defensive barrages, the Vickers machine gunners of the MGC were always a prime target for enemy fire. Casualties were so heavy (62,000 out of 170,000 officers and men) that the Corps was nicknamed the 'suicide club'.
Title
Lieutenant A. L. Bobby, Machine Gun Corps and Middlesex Regiment, c.1917
Date
1918
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 68.5 x W 55.8 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1994-01-1-8
Acquisition method
gift from the Trustees of the Middlesex Regimental Museum, 1994
Work type
Painting