Picture No | 10698963 |
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Description | French artillery ammunition field depot 1917 |
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Carrying shells forward to the batteries, 155mm and 220mm projectiles. In a short distances of the battle line in Oise on the French front, French soldier carry on their shoulders a battery, 155mm or approximately 6 inch calibre shells, they weigh about 100lb apiece. The 220mm projectiles have to be carried by two men on a four handled ammunition trays, each weighs upwards of 350lb.
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Source | Photograph in 'The Illustrated War News', 4 April 1917, page 32 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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