The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force was a military reserve force in the Straits Settlements, while they were under British rule. While the majority of the personnel were from Singapore, some lived
Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941
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The Lewis gun is a First World War–era light machine gun. Designed privately in the United States though not adopted there, the design was finalised and mass-produced in the United Kingdom, and widely
Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
…some lived in other parts of the Settlements, including Penang, Province Wellesley, Malacca and Labuan. History Volunteer troops training with a Lewis machine gun, November 1941 The SSVF had its origins in the Singapore Volunteer Rifle Corps (SVRC), formed in 1854. The SVRC was disbanded in 1887 and an artillery…
Lewis Gun
A Lewis gun at the Elgin Military Museum Canada. The rear end of its light-gray finned aluminium heat sink, which fits within the gun's brass-coloured cylindrical cooling shroud, can be seen.
A 1917 recruiting poster for the United States Marines featuring a Lewis gun
Men of the 28th Battalion of the 2nd Australian Division practising Lewis gun drill at Renescure