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English: Soldiers silhouetted against the sky. They are preparing to fire an anti-aircraft gun. On the right of the photograph a soldier is being handed a large shell for the gun.

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN ON THE BRITISH WESTERN FRONT. BATTLE OF BROODSEYNDE [sic] RIDGE. Anti-aircraft gun in action during the battle. (Silhouette taken near Frezenberg).

Comment : This shows a 13 pounder 9 cwt anti-aircraft gun.
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This image is available from the National Library of Scotland under the sequence number or Shelfmark ID C.2495. You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery
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Ernest Brooks  (1878–1958)  wikidata:Q5392825
 
Ernest Brooks
Alternative names
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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