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File:12inchMkVRailwayHowitzerFiringSoissons-2.jpeg

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Soissons, France. A twelve inch shell being fired from one of the British Army heavy guns north of the town.
Comment : This is a 12 inch railway howitzer Mk V.
This photograph is part of the same shoot as Image:12inchMkVRailwayHowitzerFiringSoissons1917.jpeg


NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details.
Date 19 May 1918 (as per Hogg & Thurston 1972)
Source
This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
H09344
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Donor British Official Photograph D2730
Author
John Warwick Brooke (1886–1929)  wikidata:Q29267899
 
John Warwick Brooke
Alternative names
Warwick Brooke
Description British photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and military officer
Date of birth/death 30 May 1886 Edit this at Wikidata 9 March 1929
Location of birth/death Uxbridge Edit this at Wikidata
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current11:14, 22 February 2026Thumbnail for version as of 11:14, 22 February 2026640 × 479 (138 KB)IchCropped 3 % vertically, 3 % areawise using CropTool2 with lossless mode.
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07:45, 26 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 07:45, 26 October 2007447 × 327 (98 KB)Rcbutcher
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07:41, 26 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 07:41, 26 October 2007450 × 338 (114 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=A twelve inch shell being fired from one of the British Army heavy guns north of the town. <br>Comment : This is a 12 inch railway howitzer Mk V. <br>This photograph is part of the same shoot

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