Inter war, Western Australia, Rottnest Island, Bickley Battery, Installation, Mounting 6 inch Mk XI gun, 1938
c. 1938The Gun Shield on a skidding sleigh being hauled up onto the gun position. The edge of the emplacement and an ammunition storage compartment can be seen at the lower left of the photo. (2 copies)
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MIL1988.135
Australian Army Museum of Western Australia
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