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Private Howard Benjamin Walter, Service No. 31161, 19th Reinforcements Specialist Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 15 November 1916.
Died of disease, Belton Park Military Hospital, 28 February 1917.
Private Walter is wearing a 2nd Pattern Specialists cap badge and 1st Pattern collar badges.




Private Edward Albert Mason, Service No. 24389, 19th Reinforcements Specialist Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 15 November 1916.
Died of wounds, Belgium, 13 October 1917.
Private Mason is wearing a ‘Type 12’ Reinforcement fame hat badge with the letters ‘MG’ in the centre, and 3rd Pattern collar badges.



Example of a ‘Type 12’ Reinforcement fame hat badge with ‘B’ company letter (Wellington) and ‘XV’ (15th) Reinforcement number.




Private Charles Sweet, Service No. 31794, 20th Reinforcements Specialist Company, Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 2 January 1917.
Died of wounds, France, 31 October 1917.
Private Sweet is wearing a 2nd Pattern Specialists cap badge and 3rd Pattern collar badges.




Private Percy Melville Close, Service No. 33237, 22nd Reinforcements Specialist Company, Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 16 February 1917.
Died of wounds, France, 13 January 1918.
Private Close is wearing a 3rd Pattern Specialists cap badge and 1st Pattern collar badges.




Private Frederic Leslie Kimbell, Service No. 35372, 26th Reinforcements Specialists Company, Machine-Gun Section. Embarkation Date: 9 June 1917.
Killed in action, France, 20 January 1918.
Private Kimbell is wearing 3rd Pattern Specialists cap badge and collar badges.




Unidentified officer wearing bronze 3rd Pattern Specialists cap badge and collar badges with silver machinegun and flags.
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