File:3rdAustralianMediumTrenchMortarBatteryMorlancourt29May1918.jpeg
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A medium trench mortar and crew of the 3rd Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Division_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="en:2nd Division (Australia)">2nd Division</a>, in action in a farmhouse 400 yards from the German front lines. Gun position selected and made use of to support Infantry raid prior to attack on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlancourt" class="extiw" title="en:Morlancourt">Morlancourt</a> village.
Left to right:
- Lieutenant (Lt) J. Arthur
- <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=251743">Lt L. C. Reeves</a>
- <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=59403">Gunner (Gnr) W. Commons</a>, holding cleaning rod
- <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=233436">Gnr G. Parker</a>, loading mortar
- <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=13014">Corporal P. Barber</a>
Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville-sur-Ancre" class="extiw" title="en:Ville-sur-Ancre">Ville-sur-Ancre</a>
Comment : The mortar is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_6_inch_Mortar" class="extiw" title="en:Newton 6 inch Mortar">6 inch Newton Mortar</a>.
NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details.
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| current | 09:56, 13 January 2017 | | 450 × 317 (81 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | <p>A medium trench mortar and crew of the 3rd Australian Medium Trench Mortar Battery, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Division_(Australia)" class="extiw" title="en:2nd Division (Australia)">2nd Division</a>, in action in a farmhouse 400 yards from the German front lines. Gun position selected and made use of to support Infantry raid prior to attack on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morlancourt" class="extiw" title="en:Morlancourt">Morlancourt</a> village. </p> <p>Left to right: </p> <ul> <li>Lieutenant (Lt) J. Arthur</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=251743">Lt L. C. Reeves</a></li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=59403">Gunner (Gnr) W. Commons</a>, holding cleaning rod</li> <li> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=233436">Gnr G. Parker</a>, loading mortar</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://deepthought.hass.adfa.edu.au:8080/showPerson?pid=13014">Corporal P. Barber</a></li> </ul> <p>Place made: France: Picardie, Somme, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ville-sur-Ancre" class="extiw" title="en:Ville-sur-Ancre">Ville-sur-Ancre</a> <br>Comment : The mortar is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_6_inch_Mortar" class="extiw" title="en:Newton 6 inch Mortar">6 inch Newton Mortar</a>. <br>NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details. </p> |
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