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| Accession Number | 059347 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Irving, Robert Bruce |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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CANBERRA, ACT. 25 DECEMBER 1939. THE AMIENS GUN, IN ITS THEN PERMANENT POSITION ADJACENT TO THE ...
Description
CANBERRA, ACT. 25 DECEMBER 1939. THE AMIENS GUN, IN ITS THEN PERMANENT POSITION ADJACENT TO THE RAILWAY STATION. CAPTURED ON 8 AUGUST 1918, BY THE AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE, IN FRONT OF HARBONNIERES, NEAR VILLERS BRETONNEUX, FRANCE, THIS 28CM RAILWAY GUN WAS USED BY THE GERMANS TO SHELL AMIENS, A DISTANCE OF FIFTEEN MILES. DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, THE MOUNTING WAS LOANED TO THE ARMY FOR EXPERIMENTAL PURPOSES AT PORT WAKEFIELD, SA, AND HAS REMAINED THERE EVER SINCE. THE RAILWAY BOGIES ARE LOCATED AT BANDIANA, VIC. THE BARREL, WEIGHING AN ESTIMATED 45 TONS, IS NOW AN EXHIBIT AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL.
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Conflicts
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Places
- Europe: France
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Harbonnieres
- Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Villers-Bretonneux Area, Villers-Bretonneux
- Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia
- Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Port Wakefield
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria
- Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Bandiana