British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War. The Maharaja served on the General Staff in France, Belgium, Italy and Palestine in the First World War as Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel, and was promoted Honorary Major-General in 1918
Picture No
10528844
Media ID
48025206
Size
4954px x 3575px
(2.5MB)
Credit
(c)Robert Hunt Library/Mary Evans
Source
Robert Hunt Library
Date
20 August 1918
