The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
PAPUA. BUNA. ARTILLERY CLEARS WAY FOR INFANTRY. NINETY FEET ABOVE THE GROUND A FORWARD OBSERVATION OFFICER AT BUNA WATCHES THE FALL OF SHELLS FROM AN AUSTRALIAN 25 POUNDER BATTERY. HIS POST IS 300 YARDS FROM ENEMY PILLBOXES, WHICH THE BATTERY SILENCED. AS JAPS RAN FROM TRENCH TO TRENCH HIS DIRECTIONS ENABLED GUNNERS TO SPEED THEM ON THEIR WAY WITH 25 LB. SHELLS. THE GUNNERS SMILED WHEN AFTER THE O.P. CALLED FOR 2 ROUNDS GUNFIRE ON TO A POSITION INTO WHICH 4 JAPS HAD RUN FOR SHELTER, HE TOLD THEM "DAM BAD SHOOTING. ONE OF THE BASTARDS GOT UP FROM UNDER THOSE SHELLS AND RAN AWAY". THEY KNEW HE REALISED THEIR SHOOTING WAS REMARKABLY ACCURATE. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).
BUNA. A 25 POUNDER BEING CAMOUFLAGED IN A GUN-PIT FROM WHERE IT CAN SHOOT AT ENEMY PILLBOXES OVER OPEN SIGHTS. AN OFFICER WATCHES FOR ANY MOVEMENT BY THE JAPANESE, SO THAT HE CAN SHOUT A WARNING TO TH
PAPUA. BUNA. A 25 POUNDER BEING CAMOUFLAGED IN A GUN-PIT FORM WHERE IT CAN SHOOT AT ENEMY PILLBOXES OVER OPEN SIGHTS. AN OFFICER WATCHES FOR ANY MOVEMENT BY THE JAPANESE, SO THAT HE CAN SHOUT A WARNIN
BOUGAINVILLE, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1944-12-09. D TROOP, 5 FIELD BATTERY, 2 FIELD REGIMENT GUNNERS DIGGING GUN PITS FOR 25 POUNDER GUNS. THE SHELLS AT THE FOREGROUND ARE DRYING AFTER BEING SWAMPED IN A BAR
Unidentified gunners of A Troop, 105th Field Battery, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA), are silhouetted by the muzzle flash as their 25 pounder field gun sends another shell away in their nightly shoo
The field of battle, seen from the communication trench known as Centre Way and looking towards Mouquet Farm. In the distance three shells are bursting within the German lines. Two soldiers wearing
Two gunners of B Troop, 105th Field Battery, carefully removing the sliding breech block and firing mechanism from a QF 25 pounder field gun in preparation for cleaning and servicing.
