File:15inchHowitzerShellEnglebelmerWoodSeptember1916.jpg

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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916
Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery in Englebelmer Wood moving a 15-inch Howitzer shell by rolling it along a pair of rails.
Comment : The IWM caption describes the men as being from the RGA. However, the weapon was operated by the Royal Marine Artillery at the time.


See also File:Manhandling 15 inch howitzer shell NLS 74547392.jpg
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This photograph Q 4515 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13)
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John Warwick Brooke  (1886–1929)  wikidata:Q29267899
 
John Warwick Brooke
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Warwick Brooke
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 30 May 1886 Edit this at Wikidata 1929 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Uxbridge
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09:09, 12 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 09:09, 12 October 2007350 × 264 (69 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916 <br>Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery in Englebelmer Wood moving a 15-inch Howitzer shell by rolling it along a pair of rails. <br>Comment : The IWM
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