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| Type of Gun: |
75 mm Field Gun Model 1904 |
| Location: |
Memorial Park, Corner George Street and Tubbett Street, Windsor, NSW |
| GPS Location: |
33° 36' 36.62" S - 150° 48" 55.78" E |
| Serial Number: |
153 |
| Date of Manufacture: |
1904 |
| Manufacturer: |
Krupp |
| Calibre: |
75 mm |
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| Historical Specifics: |
The Model 1904 Field Gun on display at Memorial Park corner of George and Tebbutt Streets, Windsor was manufactured by Krupp for the Rumanian army in 1904 and hence has the Crest of King Carol I of Rumania on the barrel. When the First World War commenced in 1914, Rumania waited before taking sides and eventually joined on the side of the Allies in 1916. German, Bulgarian and Turkish forces then invaded Rumania and overran the country by 1917.
This then provided Germany with a direct route to supply its ally Turkey and included were guns captured from the Rumanians. This gun was captured by the Australian Light Horse in Palestine in 1917/18. It was allotted to Windsor as a War Trophy in 1921. It is highly likely this is one of the guns captured Beersheba as seen in the photo from the Australian War Memorial below.
Beersheba The two regiments took thirty eight officers and 700 other rank prisoners, and captured nine field guns, three machine-guns, a large number of transport vehicles, and much other material. |
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