Sydney, NSW. 1920-03-27. The 28cm German railway gun known as the `Amiens gun' at a railway ...

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Accession Number P01887.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Beer, Stanley Robert
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Sydney, NSW. 1920-03-27. The 28cm German railway gun known as the `Amiens gun' at a railway siding before it was moved to Canberra. The gun and the complete train were captured by AIF troops near Harbonnieres in France on 1918-08-08. The barrel of the gun is now in the collection of the Australian War Memorial. (Original housed in AWM DRL 3270)