Rifleman George Rae Shaw, Service No. 24/2089, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Reinforcements 2nd Battalion, F Company. Embarkation Date: 4 March 1916.
Rifleman Shaw is pictured behind the business end of a Maxim, the cap and collar badges are New Zealand Rifle Brigade, and on his left arm he is sporting an early version of the Machine-gun qualification badge.
Trooper Louis Lennan, Service No. 16101, 16th Reinforcements New Zealand Mounted Rifles, Mounted Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 10 August 1916.
Trooper Lennan is wearing a ‘Type 15’ Reinforcement fame hat badge with the letters ‘MG’ in the centre.
The shoulder badges appear to be the NZMGS shoulder title and a fern leaf badge with MG. Unfortunately the collar badges are to obscure to identify.
Example of a ‘Type 15’ Reinforcement fame hat badge with ‘B’ company letter (Wellington) and ‘XIV’ (14th) Reinforcement number.
Private Francis Edward Oldman, Service No. 17098, 16th Reinforcements Specialist Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 19 August 1916.
Killed in action, Ypres, Belgium, 23 July 1917.
Private Oldman is wearing a 1st Pattern Specialists cap badge and NZ Rifle Brigade collar badges.
This photo is the earliest reinforcement draft that I have found wearing the 1st Pattern Specialist badge.
