A 'Rubber' (high velocity) gun, captured by the Australians near Morcourt, during the offensive ...

Accession Number E02888
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Morcourt
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 'Rubber' (high velocity) gun, captured by the Australians near Morcourt, during the offensive of 8 August 1918. The gun is a 15cm Kanone (Krupp). The gun is preserved in the Australian War Memorial's collection - RELAWM05044. The soldier is unidentified.

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