World War 1, Europe, Turkey, Gallipoli, Howitzers, 1915

1915
Overview

Battery of 6 inch 30 cwt howitzers on Suvla flats

Historical information

The Ordnance BL 6 inch 30cwt howitzer was a British medium howitzer used in the Second Boer War and early in World War I. The qualifier "30cwt" refers to the weight of the barrel and breech together which weighed 30 hundredweight (cwt). It can be identified by the slightly flared shape of the muzzle and large recuperator springs below the barrel. At Gallipoli, the 6 inch 30 cwt was used at Helles by 14th Siege Battery RGA (4 guns), attached to 29th Division, and at Anzac by the Australian 1st Heavy Artillery Battery (2 guns from the Royal Malta Artillery, crewed by the Royal Marine Artillery, which arrived in May).

Details

Details

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cwa-org-32-P1900.862
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Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

Australian Army Museum of Western Australia

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