The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Liverpool, NSW. ? October 1938. Men of B Troop, 53rd Battery, 14th Field Brigade, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare to fire the ranging gun, a Mark IV 18 Pounder. This was a First World War gun with steel wheels and was horse-drawn. This was the last firing of a horse-drawn gun before mechanisation. The gunner is about to hit his haunch to indicate the gun is ready to for ammunition. (Donor G. Watts)
Liverpool, NSW. ? October 1938. Men of B Troop, 53rd Battery, 14th Field Brigade, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare to fire the ranging gun, a Mark IV 18 Pounder. This was a First World War gun with
Liverpool, NSW. ? October 1938. Men of B Troop, 53rd Battery, 14th Field Brigade, Royal Australian Artillery, prepare to fire the ranging gun, a Mark IV 18 Pounder. This was a First World War gun with
Liverpool, NSW. 28 February 1938 - 5 March 1938. Side view of men of the 114th Field Battery, 14th Field Brigade, Royal Australian Artillery, preparing to fire the 4.5 inch Q. F. Howitzer gun. This ex
Liverpool, NSW. 28 February 1938 - 5 March 1938. Rear view of men of the 114th Field Battery, 14th Field Brigade, Royal Australian Artillery, preparing to fire the 4.5 inch Q. F. Howitzer gun. This ex
Late 19th century breech loading field artillery piece on a box trail with two wooden spoked wheels. Breech: Welin screw with a three motion action. Firing Mechanism: Friction igniter. The gun fir
Artillery limber. Heavily reconstructed. Consists of a steel frame, a limber hook, an axle tree, draught fittings, an ammunition box and two wooden spoked wheels. Ammunition box is constructed from s
