A 28cm German railway gun, captured intact with its train, by the Australian troops of the 8th ...

Accession Number E02780
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

A 28cm German railway gun, captured intact with its train, by the Australian troops of the 8th Infantry Brigade in their advance, with 162A Private Benjamin McAleer, B Company, 31st Battalion, standing near the barrel.

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