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Photograph of British 18 pdr field gun being moved into a new position, Battle of Arras, during the advance near Athies.
Comment : This was part of the First Battle of the Scarpe , part of the Battle of Arras.


Note armoured oil reservoir on front end of recuperator, introduced to extend the life of the springs.
Date 9th - 11th April 1917
Source

This is a clipped version of the original photograph, scanned from "The Great War" Volume 9 page 277, edited by H W Wilson, published 1917.

This photograph Q 5171 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 1900-13)
Author
John Warwick Brooke  (1886–1929)  wikidata:Q29267899
 
John Warwick Brooke
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Warwick Brooke
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 30 May 1886 Edit this at Wikidata 1929 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Uxbridge Edit this at Wikidata
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