Howitzer Collection

Royal Field Artillery
ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY Howitzer battery

German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens - WW1
A huge German Railway gun captured at the Battle of Amiens on 8th August 1918 became a source of some Allied controversy. The Australian 31st Battalion effected its capture, but

WW1 - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron
WW1 - Camo de mailly - French 400 mm railway howitzer and artillery squadron. The outbreak of the First World War caught the French with a shortage of heavy field artillery

Canadian gunners, Battle of Vimy Ridge, France, WW1
Canadian gunners firing a 6 inch Howitzer during the Battle of Vimy Ridge, northern France, during the First World War. Date: April 1917

Howitzers in action, Western Front, WW1
Heavy howitzers in action on the Western Front, directed towards German trenches, First World War. 1914-1918

British soldiers with artillery, Cameroon, Africa, WW1
British soldiers with artillery, including a Howitzer gun, in the bush in Duala, Cameroon, west central Africa, during the First World War. Date: 25 December 1915

British Howitzer inspected by Maharaja of Patiala, WW1
A British 12 inch Mark III railway Howitzer being inspected by the Maharaja of Patiala (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, 1891-1938) on the Western Front near Borre in France during the First World War

A British heavy howitzer in action on the Western Front against an opposing German position. The shot has just been fired and Matania's drawing (done from official material supplied)

British 6 inch Howitzer, near Achicourt, France, WW1
A British 6 inch (26 cwt) Howitzer, designed by Vickers in 1915 for use during the First World War. It continued in use during the Second World War

Battery firing at Japanese positions - Burma
A Battery commanded by Major O.T. Hackett fires a 3.7 Howitzer (light artillery) at Japanese positions in the Burma Hills - circa 1945. The Battery is itself under fire

Ww1 Gun Emplacement / 1918
A British gun emplacement on the Western Front: a Howitzer camouflaged under netting

M109 155 mm calibre self-propelled howitzer
An M109 155 mm calibre self-propelled howitzer, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

Battle of Albert, 15 inch Howitzer, 1st July 1916

WW1 - Battle of Albert, France - 15 inch Howitzer in action - July 1916

WW1 British Field Howitzer in France Date: circa 1916

A Heavy Howitzer in France during WW1 Date: circa 1916

WW1 A British Field Howitzer Date: circa 1916

WW II - American marine 155 howitzer gun Okinawa
Vintage photograph World War II - American marine 155 howitzer gun shelling Jaapanese on Okinawa

German howitzer pre-WWII
German Schwere Feldhaubitze 13 (15cm) was a heavy field howitzer used by Germany

Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4 5 Howitzer shell case
Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4.5 Howitzer shell case. Trench Art

Howitzer and Light Dragon - A Battery - The Chestnut Troop
Light Dragon tractor towing a 3.7-inch howitzer on Carriage Mk IV and limber of A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, circa 1938 - A Battery (The Chestnut Troop)

Austrian artillery troops in Brussels, Belgium, WW1
Austrian artillery troops outside their barracks in Brussels, Belgium, during the early part of the First World War, with an open-top car and cannon. Date: 1914

German guns made by Krupp, WW1
German guns made by Krupp, in use during the First World War. Above: the monster siege gun or howitzer, so heavy that 40 horses are needed to draw it

With the British heavy guns on the Western Front, Matania
A British heavy howitzer in action on the Western Front against an opposing German position. The shot has just been fired and Matanias drawing (done from official material supplied)

Royal Artillery with gun, WW1
Group photo, men of the Royal Artillery with their howitzer gun, Bonnie Mary. Date: 1914-1918

British 4 5 Howitzer shell case base - Army Service cap
A British 4.5 Howitzer shell case base made into an Army Service cap with the badge and shoulder title of the Royal Field Artillery. Trench Art

Teapot in the shape of a Howitzer artillery gun, WW1
Teapot in the shape of a Howitzer artillery gun, manufactured by G. Clews & Co, Belisha Registered No. 837446. Trench Art

German 21cm Howitzer shell case with engravings, WW1
A German 21cm Howitzer shell case with extensively engraved battle scenes taken from the works of Fortunino Matania. Trench Art

Captured German 21cm howitzers, WW1
Captured German 21cm howitzers at the end of the First World War. Date: November 1918

Austrian howitzer at Siemakowce, Galicia, WW1
An Austrian 305mm howitzer at Siemakowce, Galicia (now in Ukraine), on the Eastern Front during the First World War. The gunners are sighting the gun ready for firing. Date: 1915

German gunners in action with 105mm howitzer, WW1
German gunners in action with a 105mm 98/09 light field howitzer gun on the Western Front during the First World War. It was designed and manufactured by Krupp. Date: 1914-1918

British 6 inch Howitzer used during WW1
A British 6 inch (26 cwt) Howitzer used during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Sighting a British 8 inch Howitzer, France, WW1
Gunners sighting a British 8 inch Howitzer in northern France during the First World War. Date: 1915-1918

8 inch Howitzer and gunners near Carnoy, France, WW1
An 8 inch Mark V Howitzer in a camouflaged emplacement near Carnoy, northern France, during the Battle of Albert, First World War. The gunners are all looking at the camera. Date: July 1916

Howitzer shell, Iron Ration, WW1
A 15 inch Howitzer shell on the ground, during the First World War, with the ironic words Iron Ration painted on it. Date: 1914-1918

British artillery at Gallipoli WWI
Territorial gunners, from the 4th Glasgow Battery detached from 52nd Division, at Suvla firing a 5 inches Howitzer

Firing a heavy howitzer in France, WW1. 1914-1918

When Peace Comes Along by Heath Robinson, WW1
A Last Use for the Ole Siege Howitzers. A big gun converted into a receptacle for milk on a horse-drawn cart. Ideas for what to do with old war machinery

A Visit to the Alpini, by Bairnsfather
A Visit to the Alpini Of course, when one has got a howitzer up into a position like this, there is not much chance of the enemy staying in the trench marked X - X A cartoon by Captain Bruce

German Howitzer shell case - an Army Service cap
A German Howitzer shell case base made into an Army Service cap with the badge of the Royal Field Artillery, together with a shoulder title. Engraved on rim - France and Flanders. Trench Art

Silver pepper pot in the shape of a heavy Howitzer shell
A silver pepper pot in the shape of a heavy Howitzer shell. Hallmarked - H.W. - Lee & Wigfull - Henry Wigfull - Sheffield 1917. Commemorative Ware

British Artillery Howitzer shell case - Badge of Devonshires
A 1906 British Artillery Howitzer shell case engraved with the Regimental Badge of the Devonshires, together with laurel wreaths and general decoration. Trench Art

Tobacco jar made from a 4 5 Howitzer shell case
Tobacco jar made from a 4.5 Howitzer shell case, dated 1915, with a matching lid. The base has copper handles and a copper inscription which reads Tobacco decorated with copper oak leaves

A Smiths H823 clock encased in a German 77 mm shellcase
A Smiths H823 clock encased in a German 77 mm. shellcase mounted on an AEG 15 HZ 14 fuse and resting on a German Howitzer shellcase base. Trench Art

Large German Howitzer shell-case in form of a jardiniere
Large German Howitzer shell-case in the form of a jardiniere. Trench Art

Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4 5 Howitzer shell case
Paraffin lamp mounted on a 4.5 Howitzer shell case. Trench Art

Shadows of the Past by H. L. Oakley
Scenes in silhouette showing episodes with the Gunners (Royal Artillery) in France during World War One. Date: 1919

Chinese troops trained by Americans
At a base in India, An American corporal trains a Chinese gun crew to operate an American howitzer. The base was commanded by General Joseph Stilwell, known as Vinegar Joe Date: 1942

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