File:9.2inchHowitzerBerdamedaCorbieMay1918.jpeg

9.2inchHowitzerBerdamedaCorbieMay1918.jpeg (640 × 453 pixels, file size: 181 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

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An unidentified British soldier standing with a 9.2 inch howitzer Mk I, named Berdameda, which was supporting the Australians on the Somme. The camouflaged box in front of the gun is known as a dirt box, which was filled with soil and attached to the gun to act as a counterweight to the force of the blast and keep the gun in position. Hanging on the side of the box is a horseshoe. Note in the background (left) a timber structure, probably an observation tower and rows of shells in front of the structure.


Place made: France: Picardie, Somme Corbie
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This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
E04820
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