Jump to content

File:15inchHowitzerShellEnglebelmerWoodSeptember1916.jpg

Page contents not supported in other languages.
This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Original file (1,300 × 1,039 pixels, file size: 444 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description

THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916
Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery in Englebelmer Wood moving a 15-inch Howitzer shell by rolling it along a pair of rails.


Comment : The IWM caption describes the men as being from the RGA. However, the weapon was operated by the Royal Marine Artillery at the time.
Date
Source
Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph Q 4515 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 1900-13) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author
John Warwick Brooke  (1886–1929)  wikidata:Q29267899
 
John Warwick Brooke
Alternative names
Warwick Brooke
Description British photographer
Date of birth/death 30 May 1886 Edit this at Wikidata 1929 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Uxbridge Edit this at Wikidata
Authority file
creator QS:P170,Q29267899
Permission
(Reusing this file)
Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1975; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1975.

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 ∙ +/−

Other versions
 NLS Haig - Rolling a huge shell up to the gun.jpg

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Items portrayed in this file

depicts

inception

September 1916Gregorian

media type

image/jpeg

checksum

cb016fb24b23a22ebdafebf20512253d0de0b15f

determination method or standard: SHA-1

data size

114,458 byte

height

639 pixel

width

800 pixel

File history

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

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current11:42, 31 January 2025Thumbnail for version as of 11:42, 31 January 20251,300 × 1,039 (444 KB)Ichlarger
09:38, 28 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 09:38, 28 November 2011800 × 639 (112 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-definition version from IWM
09:09, 12 October 2007Thumbnail for version as of 09:09, 12 October 2007350 × 264 (69 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME 1 JULY - 18 NOVEMBER 1916 <br>Men of the Royal Garrison Artillery in Englebelmer Wood moving a 15-inch Howitzer shell by rolling it along a pair of rails. <br>Comment : The IWM

The following page uses this file:

Global file usage

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.

If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:15inchHowitzerShellEnglebelmerWoodSeptember1916.jpg"