Postcard of 'Australian heavy gun at work'
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| Subject | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Title | Postcard of 'Australian heavy gun at work' |
| Notes | This is a copy of a postcard my Grandfather, Arthur Edward Godfrey, Private, 235069, serving with the Oxfordshire Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, gave to my mother. Editors Comment: Photograph of a QF 4.7 gun: originally a naval weapon, it is here mounted on a Mk I 'Woolwich' carriage for land service, a stop-gap measure before the widespread availability of purpose built heavy artillery. Caption reads: 'Australian Heavy Gun at Work', 'Daily Mail | Official Photograph | Crown Copyright Reserved'. Pte. 235069 Arthur Edward Godfrey, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment (Service No. 39518). |
| Item Date | 1914 - 1917 |
| Creation place | Western Front |
| File type | Image |
| Item source | Postcard |
| Item medium | Card |
| Content | Postcard |
| Cataloguer | Richard Marshall |
| Filename | GWA_2523_Australian_Heavy_Gun_at_Work.jpg |
| Copyright | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor |
| Digital repository | The Great War Archive, University of Oxford |
| Contributor Name | Malcolm Claxton |
| Reference URL | http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/4112 |
