Image:12inchMkIXRailwayGunVickersMountingWoestenAugust231917.jpg

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THE THIRD BATTLE OF YPRES (PASSCHENDAELE) 31 JULY - 10 NOVEMBER 1917
Battle of Langemarck 16-18 August: 12 inch railway gun at Woesten with its crew perched on it and the slogan "Not on Strike" on the barrel.
NOTE : The pattern of the bogie wheels with the frame inside identifies this as a 12 inch Railway Gun on Vickers Mk I mounting.
This is the gun on the Vickers mounting with the square-profiled carriage and no warping winch at the front.
Source

Imperial War Museum Collection No.: 1900-09 Photo No.: Q 2764
Date

August 23 1917
Author

Photographer: Brooks Ernest (Lt)
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