5/30/2023 0 Comments Lee enfield butt remembrance poppyTheir mission was to capture the Hindenburg Line near the village of Bullecourt. The First Battle of Bullecourt had been a tragedy for the 4 th Australian Division. Troops billeted in a sunken road near Bullecourt, in France, during the fighting of the Australian troops in that sector (AWM E02021) It was by this time May 1917, Edward’s 23rd Battalion was about to enter into what would be known as the Second Battle of Bullecourt. His father David wrote that Edward was an instructor in ‘bombing’ (the throwing of Mills bombs or grenades) and there is no doubt that his prior service in the CMF held him in good stead. After just one month in the U.K., Edward sailed for France on 13 December 1916. He left Melbourne for Plymouth, England, on 25 September 1916, and arrived on 11 November. ‘Edward felt that in view of the calls of duty and honour, he could adopt no other course of action than to enlist.’Įdward left the peaceful life of a grazier behind when he volunteered for Military Service on 15 February 1916, the day of his 23 rd birthday.Įdward was allocated Regimental Number 5544 and originally assigned as a reinforcement to a Machinegun Battalion. While training, a wrist injury resulted in a period of convalescence after which he was assigned to the 23rd Infantry Battalion. The Scotch College journal indicates Edward was doing well on his farm, however Dispatches from the front in Gallipoli were undoubtedly making headline news. He gave up his career in the CMF when he purchased a wheat and sheep property at Picola, in 1915. Edward attained the rank of Lieutenant in the Senior Cadets and retained this rank when he joined the 48th Battalion of the Citizen Military Forces(CMF). He attended Scotch College and served four years in the Junior Cadets, one year as a Senior Cadet and two years in the Victorian Scottish Regiment. Like Whitworth, many manufacturers began to advertise that they used Krupp steel in their barrelsĮdward Henry Halford BAIN was born 15 February 1893 in Hawthorn Victoria, to parents David and Kate Bain. After the patents finally expired in 1884, many other manufacturers started making their own versions of fluid compressed steel, The most famous competitor of Whitworth was Krupp Steel works from Essen, Germany, who made their own Krupp fluid compressed steel. With Belgian proofs on underside of the barrels. Checkered walnut stock and forearm Proof Marks Bayard, Whitworth’s patent for fluid compressed steel expired in 1879, but a special committee of the British government extended his patent for 5 more years. Butt plate features a stamped knight on horseback, marked Bayard. Pieper, with the right barrel marked Herstal Belgique. The top rib of the barrel is marked Pour Poudres Vives. Blue finished barrel and engraved trigger guard, case hardened and engraved frame and hammers. Should you wish to add information on this shotgun or Pvte Bain please email The Pieper ‘Original Diana’ 12g shotgunĪnciens Etablissements Pieper 1866-1950 Herstal, Bayard, Belgium Please note: More information is being sourced on this donation and will be updated when information is forthcoming.
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