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 : British 8 inch Howitzer, near Henin-sur-Cojeul, France, WW1


British 8 inch Howitzer, near Henin-sur-Cojeul, France, WW1

A British 8 inch Mark V Howitzer in action near Henin-sur-Cojeul, on the Western Front in northern France during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, First World War. The men of the 135th Siege Battery RGA (Royal Garrison Artillery) are stripped to the waist in the heat of battle

Picture No
10528913
Media ID
48011135
Size
5541px x 4036px (2.4MB)
Credit
(c)Imperial War Museum/Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
27 May 1917

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135th Battery Dusty Garrison Gunner Gunners Henin Howitzer Inch Ridge Stripped Vimy


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