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Originally posted by Karen Bloor@May 10 2005, 06:58 PM
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Dear All
I have a photo of my grandfather with the gun I believe he was bombardier with in North Africa.
Would someone be so kind as to identify the gun for me.
M
KarenX X 
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Its a British 6 Inch 26 Cwt Howitzer.
A first world war design on a modified carriage, over 4,000 were produced, seeing service mainly in N.Africa and the Far East.
For more info on British field guns
http://www.hypospace.net/equipment/Field%20Guns.htm