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ARTILLERY REGISTER
 
Directory of Allocated War Trophies - WW1
Australian War Memorial
 
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 located at the Australian War Memorial 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 Nature Number Captured Place Remarks
1 Australian War Memorial 100 mm K04/14 50 A Corps France  
2 Australian War Memorial 100 mm leFH (Austrian) 2528 ALH Palestine  
3 Australian War Memorial 104 mm M14 Howitzer (Austrian) 123 5 ALH Ziza  
4 Australian War Memorial 104 mm M08 Mountain Howitzer 351 3 ALH Palestine  
5 Australian War Memorial 105 mm FH 17 Howitzer 3414 5 Battalion Lihons  
6 Australian War Memorial 105 mm leFH 378 A Corps France  
7 Australian War Memorial 105 mm leFH 5690 12 ALH Damascus  
8 Australian War Memorial 105 mm leFH 16 594 13 Battalion France  
9 Australian War Memorial 105 mm leFH M98/09 1457 22 Battalion Geneve  
10 Australian War Memorial 105 mm SK Cj88 K 4373/1320 HMS Cadmus Coco Islands  
11 Australian War Memorial 120 mm Field Gun M1876 45 ALH Palestine  
12 Australian War Memorial 120 mm Field Howitzer (Turkish) 0      
13 Australian War Memorial 120 mm M 12 Field Howitzer 0033 ALH Palestine  
14 Australian War Memorial 120 mm 1910/03g Howitzer (Russian) 251 4 ALH Palestine  
15 Australian War Memoria 130 mmK 13 32 45 Battalion France  
16 Australian War Memoria 150 mm sFH 02 572 ALH Palestine  
17 Australian War Memoria 150 mm Field Gun Howitzer 828 A Corps Western Front  
18 Australian War Memorial 150 mm K16 Heavy Field Gun 135 45 Battalion France  
19 Australian War Memorial 105 mm sFH   1 ALH Palestine  
20 Australian War Memorial 150 mm sFH 02 1222 57 Battalion Weincourt  
21 Australian War Memorial 150 mm sFH 02 19 4 ALH Damascus  
22 Australian War Memorial 150 mm sFH 13 550 6 Battalion Proyart  
23 Australian War Memorial 210 mm sFH 5 Surrender France  
24 Australian War Memorial 210 mm L/Mrs 1257 45 Battalion France  
25 Australian War Memorial 210 mm L/Mrs 2713 Unknown Unknown  
26 Australian War Memorial 210 mm L/Mrs 707 Unknown Unknown  
27 Australian War Memorial 37 mm Mountain Gun (Austrian) 1460 4 ALH Damascus  
28 Australian War Memorial 37 mm Mountain Gun (Austrian) 1484 4 ALH Damascus  
29 Australian War Memorial 37 mm Mountain Gun (Austrian) 1543 ALH Rayak  
30 Australian War Memorial 37 mm Mountain Gun (Austrian) 1549 ALH Rayak  
31 Australian War Memorial 75 mm Anti Aircraft Gun 243 10 ALH Palestine  
32 Australian War Memorial 75 mm Field Gun Not Listed ALH Palestine  
33 Australian War Memorial 75 mm Field Gun M1903 164 ALH Palestine  
34 Australian War Memorial 75 mm Gun M1905 (French)
M1907A 75		 361 5 ALH Amman  
35 Australian War Memorial 75 mm Mountain Gun (Austrian) 9555 7 Battalion France  
36 Australian War Memorial 75 mm Mountain Gun L16M 1914 391 10 ALH Duma  
37 Australian War Memorial 76.2 mm Anti Aircraft Gun   French Government    
38 Australian War Memorial 77 mm Field Gun 1559 32 Battalion Etricourt  
39 Australian War Memorial 77 mm Field Gun 7936 10 Infantry Brigade Messines  
40 Australian War Memorial 77 mm Field Gun FK 16 14137 3 Battalion France  
41 Australian War Memorial 77 mm M96 n/A Field Gun 35 1 ALH Amman  
42 Australian War Memorial 77 mm M96 n/A Field Gun 549 46 Battalion    
43 Australian War Memorial QF 77 mm MKl Naval Gun 17 ex 873 10 Infantry Brigade Messines  
44 Australian War Memorial 80 mm Anti Aircraft Gun B190/173   Palestine  
45 Australian War Memorial 87 mm Field Gun 178 12 ALH Damascus  
46 Australian War Memorial Patt 1874 Field Gun 645 French Government    
             
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