Place | Europe: France, Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Harbonnieres |
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Accession Number | P00167.004 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
FRANCE. C.1918. A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN WITH SOME OF ITS CREW. THE COMPLETE TRAIN, INCLUDING ...
Description
FRANCE. C.1918. A GERMAN 28CM RAILWAY GUN WITH SOME OF ITS CREW. THE COMPLETE TRAIN, INCLUDING THE GUN AND ALL THE CREW, WERE CAPTURED NEAR HARBONNIERES ON 1918-08-08 BY TROOPS OF THE AUSTRALIAN 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE. THE GUN IS COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE `AMIENS GUN' AND THE BARREL IS ON DISPLAY AT THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL. SAME IMAGE AS C04612. (ORIGINAL HOUSED IN AWM ARCHIVE STORE) (DONOR B. FERRIS)