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English: HM King George V inspects the breech of the 14 inch railway gun "Boche Buster" of the 471st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery at Marœuil, near Arras, 8 August 1918.

Note speaking tube running up to the platform.

Note the breech opening to the right, which identifies Boche Buster.
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Author Aitken, Thomas Keith (Second Lieutenant)
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