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Photograph of British artillerymen of 135th Siege Battery at La Houssoye, posing with their 8 inch howitzers, converted naval guns.


The guns are not in action, as evidenced by the absence of camouflage cover or prepared gun positions. They appear to be at a base or camp.
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Source "The Times History of the War" Volume IX, page 478, published 1916.
Author British Government
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