Gun going back to hospital for repairs

Damaged gun being taken for repairs, Western Front. A field gun being pulled along a road by six pairs of horses. Two of the gun team walk behind and the officer rides in front. They are passing lines of parked army lorries, including a Red Cross vehicle and another lorry with rather crude camouflage on the cover. The logistical difficulties of keeping vehicles and weapons in working order were considerable. At this slow rate of progress, it would take some time to get the gun away from the Front and back to the engineers who could repair it. [Original reads: 'Scene on the road. A gun going back to hospital for repairs.'].

Collection

Europeana

Title

Gun going back to hospital for repairs

Object Type

Photograph

Time of Origin

http://semium.org/time/20xx

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