A view of the position occupied by the big German gun showing the barrel of the gun, just above ...

Accession Number E05129
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original whole plate negative
Maker Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Place made France: Picardie, Somme, Bray Proyart Area, Chuignolles
Date made 15 May 1919
Conflict Period 1910-1919
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A view of the position occupied by the big German gun showing the barrel of the gun, just above the level of the ground, and the rails running up to the gun which were for loading shells from the light railway. This gun was captured by Australian troops on 23 August 1918, during an advance in this vicinity.

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