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World War 1, Australia, Amiens Gun, 1919

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1919

Overview

The Amiens Gun is Australia's greatest War Trophy.

Historical information

The Amiens Gun is a German 28-centimetre (11 in) railway gun (originally mounted in the battleship SMS Hessen) that was captured by the Australian Imperial Force during World War I and returned to Australia as a war trophy. The 28 cm SK L/40 "Bruno" (SK – Schnelladekanone (quick-loading cannon) L – Länge (with a 40-calibre barrel)) gun was placed on public display on 26 March 1920 adjacent to the Central railway station, Sydney.] While the gun's carriage was scrapped during the 1960s, the gun barrel remains on display at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-32-P1997.74.1a

Item type

Photographs

Themes

War and Conflict

World War 1

Contextual Information

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiens_Gun
https://www.awm.gov.au/visit/exhibitions/1918/battles/amiensgun
https://nswanzaccentenary.records.nsw.gov.au/on-the-homefront/amiens-railway-gun/

Year

1919

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Scientific or research significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Rare or representative

Well provenanced

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-35.280601225459, 149.14850779929

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