GUN REGISTER
Directory of Allocated War Trophies - WW1
Following World War I weapons captured from German, Austria/Hungary and Turkish forces were distributed amongst the allied nations as reminders of the bravery and sacrifice of the soldiers involved. In Australia Committees were set up in each state to manage the distribution. Some were retained for what would become the Australian War Memorial, others distributed to Army units to which the guns capture was linked and others to communities and schools. The type and size of the weapon allotted depended on the size of the town and conditions for allocation varied between States. Generally the community accepted responsibility to display the trophy, pay the cost of its transportation, arrange a ceremony to unveil the trophy and accept responsibility for its maintenance. Below is a list of the war trophy guns distributed throughout the Army in the 1920s and has been compiled from cards held by the Australian War Memorial.
a.
Ceded - where the trophy is now situated was originally allotted,
b.
Nature - the calibre, and where possible the type, of the gun,
c.
Number - the registered number of the gun,
d.
Captured - the date on which the gun was captured,
e.
Unit - the unit responsible for the capture of the gun,
f.
Place - the place where the gun was captured, and
g.
Remarks - additional comments including present whereabouts if different from ceded.
Serial
Ceded
Location Nature
Number
Captured
Unit
Place
Remarks
1 1 ALH Regiment Parramatta NSW 75 mm Gun 14 25 September 1918 1 ALH Mafrak
2 10 ALH Regiment Perth WA 105 mm gun 4S9 9 November 1917 10 ALH Huj
3 10 Battalion Alberton SA 77 mm Gun 13176 18 September 1918 10 Battalion
4 11 ALH Regiment Toowoomba QLD 105 mm Howitzer 2064 25 September 1918 11 ALH Semakh
5 12 ALH Regiment Armidale NSW 150 mm Gun 1S17
ALH
Tenterfield
6 13 ALH REgiment Warragul VIC 105 mm Howitzer 16146
13 ALH
7 14 ALH Regiment Ipswich QLD 75 mm Gun 13 19 September 1918 14 ALH Tul Keram
8 15 ALH Regiment Lismore NSW 75 mm Gun 240 19 September 1918 14 ALH Tul Keram
9 15 Battalion Brisbane QLD 105 mm Howitzer 14011 8 August 1918 1S Battalion
10 16 ALH Regiment West Maitland NSW 75 mm Gun 20109
1 ALH
11 17 ALH Regiment Bendigo VIC 75 mm Gun 87
ALH
Private
12 18 ALH Regiment Castlemain VIC 75 mm Gun 91
ALH Palestine
13 19 ALH Regiment Ballarat VIC 75 mm Gun 108
ALH
14 2 ALH REgiment Brisbane QLD 105 mm Gun 2067
2 ALH Palestine
15 2/1 Infantry Regiment Leeton QLD 210 mm Howitzer 386 18 September 1918 1 Battalion
16 2/11 Infantry Regiment Perth WA 77 mm Gun 2702 18 September 1918 11 Battalion
17 2/12 Infantry Regiment Devonport TAS 77 mm Gun 143 23 August 1918 12 Battalion
18 2/14 Infantry Regiment Prahran VIC 77 mm Gun 6174 8 August 1918 13 Battalion
19 2/16 Infantry Regiment Fremantle WA 77 mm Gun 7208 18 September 1918 16 Battalion
20 2/17 Infantry Regiment Mosman NSW 105 mm Gun 13122 3 October 1918 17 Battalion Wieneourt Kapooka
21 2/18 Infantry Regiment Ryde NSW 77 mm Gun 8220 8 August 1918 18 Battalion Warfusee
22 2/19 Infantry Regiment Randwick NSW 105 mm Howitzer 3210 8 August 1918 19 Battalion Warfusee Private
23 2/20 Infantry Regiment Parramatta NSW 77 mm Gun S361 10 August 1918 20 Battalion Framerville
24 2/21 Infantry Regiment Ararat VIC 77 mm Gun 6S32 4 July 1918 21 Battalion Hamel
25 2/22 Infantry Regiment Eltham VIC 77 mm Gun 302 4 October 1918 22 Battalion Geneve
26 2/23 Infantry Regiment Newtown VIC 77 mm Gun 6878 8 August 1918 23 Battalion Warfusee
27 2/25 Infantry Regiment Toowoomba QLD 77 mm Gun 7807 8 August 1918 2S Battalion Vauvillers
28 2/26 Infantry Regiment Annerly QLD 77 mm Gun 2S79 10 August 19?? 26 Battalion Villers - Bret
29 2/27 Infantry Regiment Unley SA 77 mm Gun 274S8 8 August 1918 27 Battalion Warfusee
30 2/28 Infantry Regiment Bunbury WA 77 mm Gun 4665 12 August 1918 28 Battalion Villers - Bret
31 2/29 Infantry Regiment Abbotsford VIC 77 mm Gun 4664 1 October 1918 29 Battalion Nauroy
32 2/30 Infantry Regiment Rozelle NSW 77 mm Gun FK 16 19809 27 August 1918 30 Battalion Fouecourt Kapooka
33 2/31 Infantry Regiment Townsville QLD 77 mm Gun 6639 11 August 1918 31 Battalion Villers - Bret
34 2/34 Infantry Regiment Kiama NSW 150 mm Howitzer 921
A Corps
35 2/35 Infantry Regiment Singleton NSW 105 mm Howitzer 5581
35 Battalion
36 2/36 Infantry Regiment Forest Lodge NSW 77 mm Gun 411
3 Division
37 2/38 Infantry Regiment Bendigo VIC 105 mm Howitzer 14607 8 August 1918 38 Battalion
38 2/39 Infantry Regiment Ballarat VIC 77 mm Gun 2043 31 August 1918 39 Battalion Clery
39 2/3 Pioneer Regiment Dandenong VIC 77 mm Gun 2399
A Corps
40 2/43 Infantry Regiment Southwark SA 105 mm Howitzer 12552
A Corps
41 2/47 Infantry Regiment Maryborough QLD 77 mm Gun 96 18 September 1918 12 Infantry Brigade
42 2/49 Infantry Regiment Townsville 77 mm Gun 8177
49 Battalion
43 2/5 Pioneer Regiment Broken Hill NSW 77 mm Gun 12034 30 September 1918 32 Battalion Etrieourt Silverton
44 2/50 Infantry Regiment Port Pirie SA 77 mm Gun 9148
4 Division
45 2/53 Infantry Regiment Marrickville NSW 77 mm Gun 50289 1 September 1918 53 Battalion Peronne
46 2/54 Infantry Regiment Orange NSW 77 mm Gun 243 8 August 1918 54 Battalion Peronne Limekilns
47 2/56 Infantry Regiment Cootamundra NSW 150 mm Howitzer 2309
A Corps
48 2/57 Infantry Regiment Seymour VIC 77 mm Gun 315 29 September 1918 57 Battalion Bellieort
49 2/58 Infantry Regiment Moonee Ponds VIC 210 mm Howitzer 436 8 August 1918 58 Battalion Bayonvillers
50 2/59 Infantry Regiment Coburg VIC 77 mm Gun 3213 11 August 1918 59 Battalion Bayonvillers
51 2/6 Infantry Regiment Melbourne VIC 77 mm Gun 3225 23 August 1918 6 Battalion Herleville
52 2/60 Infantry Regiment Brunswick VIC 77 mm Gun 6092 11 August 1918 15 Infantry Brigade Villers - Bret
53 2/7 Infantry Regiment Castlemaine VIC 77 mm Gun 121
1 Division
54 2/8 Infantry Regiment Ballarat VIC 77 mm Gun 25325 23 August 1918 8 Battalion
55 20 ALH Regiment Shepparton VIC 105 mm Gun 12441 30 September 1918 4 ALH Kaukab
56 22 ALH Regiment Launceston TAS 77 mm Gun 134
3 ALH
Private (TAS)
57 23 ALH Regiment Adelaide SA 75 mm Gun 69
ALH
58 24 Battalion Surry Hills VIC 77 mm Gun 9280 4 October 1917 24 Battalion Broodseinde
59 27 Battalion Unley SA 77 mm Gun 7074 8 August 1918 27 Battalion
60 28 ALH Regiment Ashfield NSW 75 mm Gun 20079
1 ALH
61 3 ALH Regiment Adelaide SA 77 mm Gun 526
3 ALH
62 30 ALH Regiment Mt Barker SA 75 mm Gun 120
ALH
63 37 Battalion Caulfield VIC 77 mm Gun 7546 16 August 1918 37 Battalion
64 4 ALH Regiment Colac VIC 77 mm Gun 582
4 ALH
65 4 Battalion Homebush NSW 77 mm Gun 6560 8 August 1918 4 Battalion
66 44 Infantry Regiment Fremantle WA 105 mm Howitzer 5889
A Corps
67 46 Battalion Brighton VIC 77 mm Gun 2886 8 August 1918 46 Battalion
68 5 ALH Gympie QLD 75 mm Gun 284 1 October 1918 5 ALH Ziza
69 5 Battalion South Melbourne VIC 105 mm Howitzer 15117 10 August 1918 5 Battalion
70 5/1 Infantry Regiment Sydney NSW 105 mm Gun 6347 18 September 1918 1 Battalion
71 2/12 Infantry Regiment Burnie TAS 77 mm Gun 7698 18 September 1918 12 Battalion
72 5/13 Infantry Regiment West Maitland NSW 77 mm Gun 4667 8 August 1918 13 Battalion
73 5/19 Infantry Regiment Zetland NSW 77 mm Gun 1000 8 August 1918 19 Battalion Warfusee
74 5/3 Infantry Regiment Goulburn NSW 77 mm Gun 4670 18 September 1918 3 Battalion
75 5/40 Infantry Regiment launceston TAS 105 mm Howitzer 7731
A Corps
76 5/45 Infantry Regiment Kogara NSW 105 mm Howitzer 706 8 August 1918 45 Battalion
77 55 Battalion Erskinville NSW 105 mm Howitzer 122611
A Corps
78 58 Battalion Moonee Ponds VIC 210 mm Barrel 1985 8 August 1918 58 Battalion Bayonvillers
79 6 ALH Regiment Sydney NSW 105 mm Gun 97
6 ALH
80 7 ALH Regiment Goulburn NSW 75 mm Gun 883 25 September 1918 7 ALH Amman
81 8 ALH Regiment Benalla VIC 75 mm Gun 79
8 ALH
82 9 ALH Regiment Jamestown SA 150 mm Gun 20
9 ALH
83 9 Battalion Albion QLD 77 mm Gun 2540 25 August 1918 9 Battalion
84 MU Rifles Melbourne VIC 105 mm Howitzer 15112 10 August 1918 5 Battalion
85 RMC Duntroon Canberra ACT 105 mm Howitzer 231
A Corps
86 RMC Duntroon Canberra ACT 75 mm Gun 119 25 September 1917 ALH North Amman
87 RMC Duntroon Canberra ACT 77 mm Gun 549 8 August 1918 16 Battalion Western Front
88 RMC Duntroon Canberra ACT 75 mm Gun 35 25 September 1917 1 ALH North Amman
89
SU Scouts
Sydney NSW
77 mm Gun
22818
A Corps
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