GUNNERS OF A MEDIUM REGIMENT of the Royal Artillery are shown doing a practice shoot with 5.5 howitzers. These guns, which fire a 100 lb. shell, did signal service in Tunisia and Sicily. Here the gun is in position, showing the rammer being thrown back after the s hell has been ranned home.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21305, 18 January 1944, Page 4
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53GUNNERS OF A MEDIUM REGIMENT of the Royal Artillery are shown doing a practice shoot with 5.5 howitzers. These guns, which fire a 100lb. shell, did signal service in Tunisia and Sicily. Here the gun is in position, showing the rammer being thrown back after the shell has been ranned home. Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21305, 18 January 1944, Page 4
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