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17 cm Medium Minenwerfer

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A number of these weapons were captured by Australian units during the battles of 1917/18 and were sent back to Australia as trophies. Only two of the 25 cm weapons were allotted to Western Australia; both of these went to Fremantle and as far as can be ascertained, no longer exist.
Of the six 17 cm minenwerfers known to have been sent to Western Australia, four still exist.
• No. 6180 can be seen at the Memorial Park at Donnybrook..
• No. 5988 is mounted on the World War I Memorial at the corner of Labouchere Road and Angelo Street, South Perth. It was captured by the 16th Battalion 1st AIF in France in 1918. It is the only example still fitted with wheels.
• No. 6994 was originally allotted to the Mundaring Shire but is now displayed at the Army Museum. It was manufactured by ZWC (unidentified) in 1918.
• No. 5086. This unit is displayed in 1918 camouflage colours. It was manufactured in 1918 by a German firm with the Code H2 (unidentified). It was allotted to the City of Perth.

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cwa-org-32-LTO 019

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-32.04523103947, 115.75455517885

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