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  • A 7.2 Gun Emplacement in the Hills A 7.2 Gun Emplacement in the Hills

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1945

    image: In the foreground two British soldiers sit near some ammunition. Behind them a howitzer points away from the viewer towards some yellow mountains in the background. A single soldier leans over some sandbags behind the gun.

  • Lieutenant W F Smyth : A gunner officer Lieutenant W F Smyth : A gunner officer

    (art) Made by: Carr, Henry 1944

    image: a head and shoulder portrait of Lieutenant W F Smyth in uniform.

  • A 7.2 Gun Firing at Night A 7.2 Gun Firing at Night

    (art) Made by: Carr, Henry 1944

    image: a gun crew firing a Howitzer at night from a gun emplacement hung with camouflage nets.

  • A 7.2 Gun in Action A 7.2 Gun in Action

    (art) Made by: Carr, Henry

    image: A view inside a camouflaged atillery emplacement made up of sandbags and netting draped over trees. A 7.2 Howitzer is being held in place by two soldiers on the left. On the right hand side four more crew members prepare ammunition.

  • The Arrival of the First Guns on the Carso Front, Italy, 1916 The Arrival of the First Guns on the Carso Front, Italy, 1916

    (art) Made by: Lipscombe, Guy 1917

    image: A line of British artillery waggons travelling along an Italian road. They pass a group of Italian soldiers walking along the road; the troops wave and cheer to each other. Behind the convoy are two large badly bombed buildings, one with a tall...

  • Artillery Drivers in the Snow, Italian Front Artillery Drivers in the Snow, Italian Front

    (art) Made by: Lewis, A Neville 1914

    image: Four artillery drivers in shirt sleeves, sharing a bucket of water and washing. The ground is covered with snow and Red Cross ambulances are parked in the woodland to the upper left of the composition.

  • Artillery Artillery

    (art) Made by: Bawden, Edward

    image: A sketch of a large hall containing three British 25-pounder guns, with two soldiers standing in the room.

  • Guns, Tents and Bivouacs in a Mountain Valley Guns, Tents and Bivouacs in a Mountain Valley

    (art) Made by: Ardizzone, Edward Jeffrey Irving 1945

    image: Looking across a valley surrounded by high mountains. The valley is filled with tents and bivouacs and gun emplacements. A weak sun glows through a grey sky onto the wet landscape.

  • Third Degree Readiness after the Taking of Pantelleria and Lampedusa Third Degree Readiness after the Taking of Pantelleria and Lampedusa

    (art) Made by: Cole, Leslie

    image: Four British gunners asleep on the floor in a row, wrapped in overcoats. A fifth man lies across the foreground of the image, at their feet, also asleep under an overcoat.

  • Italy 1944: Barrage has Begun Italy 1944: Barrage has Begun

    (art) Made by: Houghton, Stanley 1944

    image: a night barrage, Monte Cassino

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