The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Gallipoli. 1915. An informal group of Australian soldiers dressed in an assortment of uniforms and hats resting beside an eighteen pounder (18 pdr) field gun. There were nine Australian Field Batteries and each were allocated four 18 pdr guns. Note the shells at the foot of the gun and the pick in the foreground used to help dig the gun entrenchment. Sandbags are also used to protect the area and foliage used to camouflage the location. (Donor K. Northover)
Gallipoli. 1915. An informal group of a gun crew of one of the nine batteries of the Australian Field Artillery Brigades. The soldiers are beside one of their eighteen pounder field guns, dressed in a
Gallipoli. 1915. A gun crew are preparing to load an eighteen pounder (18 pdr) field gun set up in position. The gun is camouflaged with some foliage and layers of sandbags provide some protection aga
An improvised 18 pounder gun shelter used by the Australian Field Artillery. Note the sandbags in the foreground and what appears to be camouflage netting on the left.
Gallipoli. 1915-12-19. Informal portrait of the crew of the remaining gun of the 9th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade (3FAB) on the day they were evacuated. They are standing beside their 18 pound
GALLIPOLI, 1915. MEMBERS OF A NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY UNIT WAITING TO RELOAD THEIR 18-POUNDER FIELD GUN, PARTLY CONCEALED BY THE FOLIAGE USED AS CAMOUFLAGE. (DONOR K. LONG)
Field artillery batteries training. Shows Ordnance QF 18 pounder guns being moved and positioned and gunners performing loading drill. Construction of guns emplacements using sandbags. Positioning g
