3.7inchHowitzerPreparedForFiring1938.jpg

Description

THE BRITISH ARMY PREPARES FOR WAR
Crew of a 3.7 inch howitzer of A Battery (The Chestnut Troop) Royal Horse Artillery prepare their gun for firing during an exercise.

Comment : The ammunition limber is in the traditional position to the left of the gun.

Date

circa 1938

Source

This photograph ARMY TRAINING 3 3 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-101)

Author

British Army photographer

Permission
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