Legionnaire Sentry

French Foreign Legionnaire on sentry duty in Morocco. Photo by Captain Edouard Juniod

French Foreign Legion Photo by Captain Edouard Juniod, in Morocco. The French Foreign Legion, maintained a presence in the overseas dominions of France before, during and after the First World War. The Legion changed to a horizon blue and a khaki. Generally in 1915, and after the Legion were clothed in khaki, the trouser were in a sand coloured cotton material. This Legionnaire is wearing the M-1915 double breasted greatcoat, on his left shoulder is the unit citation lanyard, which was introduced in 1916. He is standing on guard at the French outpost fort in the Atlas mountains in Morocco, he is armed with the M1907/15 Berthia rifle, which is fitted with a cruciform bladed M1893 bayonet with a hooked quillon. The basic rifle equipment is worn would be in a brown leather, being a 1914 pattern, although nearly identical to the pattern of 1903. The soldier is wearing puttees and interestingly he appears to be wearing some form of native produced foot wear.