Image:6inchHowitzerPozieresSeptember1916.jpg

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THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916
A 6 inch howitzer being hauled by manpower on caterpillar tracks through the mud near Pozieres.
Comment : The devices around the wheels to prevent them sinking in the mud are otherwise known as girdles.
Source

Imperial War Museum Collection No.: 1900-09 Photo No.: Q 33
Date

September 1916
Author

Photographer: Royal Engineers No 1 Printing Company
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