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Crew of 2 Gun, Royal Marine Artillery working on and loading, 'Granny', a 15 inch Howitzer (heavy artillery gun), in position near the Menin road, in the Ypres sector, one of the enormous weapons used to support the Australians in their advance of 4 October 1917, and the attacks which preceded it.
See Battle of Broodseinde.
Place made: Western Front: Western Front (Belgium), Menin Road Area Menin Road


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