Postcard of 'Australian heavy gun at work'
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Postcard of 'Australian heavy gun at work'
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Subject |
Unknown
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Notes |
This is a copy of a postcard my Grandfather, Arthur Edward Godfrey, Private, 235069, serving with the Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, gave to my mother.
Editors Comment: Photograph of a QF 4.7" gun: originally a naval weapon, it is here mounted on a Mk I 'Woolwich' carriage for land service, a stop-gap measure before the widespread availability of purpose built heavy artillery. Caption reads: 'Australian Heavy Gun at Work', '"Daily Mail" | Official Photograph | Crown Copyright Reserved'. Pte. 235069 Arthur Edward Godfrey, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Service No. 39518). |
Item date |
1914 - 1917
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Creation place |
Western Front
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Cataloguer |
Richard Marshall
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Filename |
GWA_2523_Australian_Heavy_Gun_at_Work.jpg
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Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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Contributor name |
Malcolm Claxton
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Collection
Citation
“Postcard of 'Australian heavy gun at work',” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 29, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4112.
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