File:60 pounder Cape Helles June 1915.jpg

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A British 60 pounder Mk I battery in action on a cliff in Cape Helles, Gallipoli, June 1915.

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English: A British 60 pounder Mk I battery in action on a cliff top at Cape Helles, Gallipoli, possibly in June 1915. The unit might be the 90th Heavy Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery, located forward of Hill 114. The gun has the inscription "Annie" painted on the barrel. IWM caption : A 60-pounder battery in action on a cliff top. Right to left: Ron Hilyard (sitting down), Fred Garland (sitting down), Horrie Veivers (standing), Bill Lamprill (standing with shell), Alf Easther (standing next to gun), Tom Gaston (sitting with shell), Frank Lynch (on knee behind gun), Charles Geard (standing), Angus Suthers (standing), Joe Beckworth (standing), Herb Silcock(?).
Source
This photograph Q 13340 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-61)
Author
Ernest Brooks  (1878–1958)  wikidata:Q5392825
 
Ernest Brooks
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E. "Baby" Brooks
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 23 February 1878 Edit this at Wikidata 1958 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Faringdon Edit this at Wikidata Hendon Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q5392825
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current19:22, 9 October 2017Thumbnail for version as of 19:22, 9 October 20175,105 × 4,117 (9.31 MB)Ducksoup (talk | contribs)Resolution 1,200×704, replace with 5,105×4,117
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