An unidentified sergeant looking at the undercarriage of a German 28 cm S.K. L/40 Railway Gun, ...

Accession Number E02779
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Amiens Harbonnieres Area, Harbonnieres
Date made 8 August 1918
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

An unidentified sergeant looking at the undercarriage of a German 28 cm S.K. L/40 Railway Gun, captured near Harbonnieres, during the Australian advance on 8 August 1918. Note camouflage paint work. This gun later became known as the Amiens gun and was brought to Australia. The barrel is on display at the Australian War Memorial.

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