In the heart of England's Lincolnshire countryside, amidst the rolling hills and sprawling fields, a group of men from across the British Empire gathered with a singular purpose: to train as part of the newly formed Machine Gun Corps. It was October 1915, and the Great War raged on with unprecedented ferocity. The need for effective machine gunners had never been more urgent.
At Belton Park, near Grantham, the Machine Gun Corps Training Centre stood as a testament to innovation and necessity. The sprawling grounds, once serene and tranquil, now echoed with the sounds of drills, gunfire, and the shouts of instructors guiding raw recruits into seasoned warriors.
Sergeant Major William Harris, a …Read More