The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Twin barrel Armstrong 120mm/45 (4.7-inch) naval guns, part of the Tobruk coastal defences, captured from the Italians by members of 2/2nd Battalion. Note the cage in the background where prisoners of war were housed. (Original housed in AWM Archive Store)
A soldier crouches in the entrance to a dugout where members of 2/2nd Battalion fought in the assault on Tobruk. The dugout is surrounded by piles of provisions and equipment as well as rocks. Note in
Italian prisoners of war (POWs) are marched along the harbour wharf prior to embarkation on the ship in the foreground. Note the destroyed Italian ships in the background. The view is as seen looking
Four unidentified crew members attend to tasks on the bridge of HMAS Bataan, during the visit of Vice Admiral Sir John A Collins, First Naval Member and Chief of Naval Staff. Note the twin 4.7 inch gu
Australia, 1932. Gun crews of the RAN heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra practising high altitude firing in Australian waters with the ship's 4-inch anti-aircraft guns. These guns were later replaced with tw
Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. 1915-12-15. The barrel of a 4.7 inch naval gun minutes before it was blown up in preparation for the evacuation (see P02226.029). The gun had been on HMS Powerful, had been used
Anzac Cove, Gallipoli. 1915-12-15. The barrel of a 4.7 inch naval gun after it was blown up in preparation for the evacuation (a photograph of the barrel minutes before is at P02226.028). The gun had
