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Brisbane Grammar School WWI War Trophy
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Description
A rare and significant barrel transport vehicle (Rohrhinterwagen) for a 10.4cm Skoda M1915 field gun. Mounted on a concrete and stone plinth, it resides at the entrance to the Brisbane Grammar SchoolGreat Hall, with bronze plaque mounted below the front. A second small metal plaque low on the northern side states that the gun was returned to its present site in 1996 after refurbishment by members of the South Queensland Logistics Group
Inscription
This gun (with 8,107 Turks and Germans) was captured at Jenin, Palestine, on 20th September, 1918, by Brigadier-General L.C. Wilson, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., CROIX DE G., 3rd Light Horse Brigade, A.I.F.. an "old boy" of this school.
Conflicts
World War I
Memorial type
Gun / war trophy
Contributions
Lesley McBurney
Charlie Clelland
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