16Minifigure – British Army infantryman World War I Tommy (LEGO Compatible)

This minifigure represents a British Army infantryman from the World War I era (1914-1918). He is a generic representation of a British soldier, famously nicknamed a “Tommy,” who would have served in the trenches of the Western Front or in other theaters of the war. The text “British infantry” and “步兵” (Bùbīng), which also means infantryman, confirms his role as a standard foot soldier.

His uniform and equipment are a historically accurate depiction of the British Expeditionary Force during that period.

The items in the picture consist of the detailed minifigure and his standard-issue rifle:

• The toy minifigure is wearing the 1902 Pattern Service Dress uniform in its characteristic khaki color. His headgear is the iconic Brodie helmet, nicknamed the “Tommy helmet,” which was designed to protect from shrapnel. He has detailed printed 1908 Pattern Webbing, the complex load-bearing equipment used by British soldiers to carry ammunition, a water bottle, and other essential gear.
• His weapon accessory is a Short Magazine Lee-Enfield (SMLE) rifle with its long Pattern 1907 sword bayonet attached. The SMLE was a famously reliable and fast-firing bolt-action rifle, highly respected by the soldiers who used it and a defining weapon of the British infantry in both World Wars.