Dinan, Miss Kitchener of the AMERICAN RED CROSS (sister of Lord
Kitchener) and a French officer with a group of convalescent African
soldiers in the courtyard of a hospital at Dinan, France.
Canadian
soldiers exchanging their Ross Rifles for Lee Enfields. The Ross Mk.II (or “model 1905”) rifle was highly successful in target shooting before World War I, but the close chamber tolerances, lack of primary extraction and overall length made the Mk.III (or “1910”) Ross rifle unsuitable for the conditions of trench warfare, exacerbated by the often poor quality ammunition issued. By 1916, the rifle had been withdrawn from front line service, but continued to be used by many snipers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force until the end of the war due to its exceptional accuracy.
Private Percy Rameka, Reg No 16/1574, of the 5th Maori Contingent, New Zealand Maori Pioneer Battalion dies at sea en route to New Zealand from France on May 26 1918
