File:NLS Haig - Camp of an anit-aircraft gun crew.jpg

Original file ‎(18,600 × 13,200 pixels, file size: 5.9 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

English

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Warning	The original file is very high-resolution. It might not load properly or could cause your browser to freeze when opened at full size.

Description

A British Army anti-aircraft crew loading its gun which is located amidst transport vehicles and beside the crew's camp.
Location : Boyelles, France.
Comment : The gun appears to be a 13 pounder 9 cwt, based on the apparent neck of the shell cartridge and appearance of the gun's recuperator housing.
The gun is mounted on a Peerless lorry.

NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details.

Date

circa 1917

Source

This image is available from the National Library of Scotland You can see this image in its original context, along with the rest of the Library's digital collections, in the NLS Digital Gallery

This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:

H09194

This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.

Donor British Official Photograph D1368

Author



Alternative names	Warwick Brooke
Description	British photographer
Date of birth/death	30 May 1886	1929
Location of birth/death		Uxbridge
Authority file	: Q29267899 VIAF: 309662904 GND: 1055008535

Permission
(Reusing this file)

"Copyright: clear"

This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was published prior to 1974; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
More information.

See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.

Deutsch ∙ English ∙ Español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ Türkçe ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ українська ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ العربية ∙ +/−

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	01:58, 21 April 2014	18,600 × 13,200 (5.9 MB)	Knochen (talk \| contribs)	full resolution
	15:44, 28 August 2009	555 × 407 (98 KB)	Rcbutcher (talk \| contribs)	replaced with version from National Library of Scotland, as it includes the oil reservoir on the end of the recuperator
	12:10, 23 October 2007	450 × 338 (103 KB)	Rcbutcher (talk \| contribs)	{{Information \|Description=A British Army anti-aircraft crew loading its gun which is located amidst transport vehicles and beside the crew's camp. <br>Location : Boyelles, France. <br>Comment : The gun appears to be a [[:en:QF 13 pounder 9 cwt\|13 pounder