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A gun commemorates all gunners who died in service or were killed in action in the various conflicts in which Australia has been involved.
Location
Address: | Birdwood Parade , Birdwood Park, Dalkeith, 6009 |
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State: | WA |
Area: | AUS |
GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.993366 Long: 115.81198 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
Monument Type: | Technology |
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Monument Theme: | Conflict |
Sub-Theme: | Multiple |
Dedication
Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 27th September, 1975 |
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This gun stands as a tribute to all gunners who made the supreme sacrifice in the cause of freedom
Dedicated by Canon L. W. Riley of this site, on September 27th 1975.
25 Pounder Mk II Field Gun
History : The result of research. 1933 - 1940.
Service : 1940 - 1962. In the majority of action in which British Commonwealth and Allied arms were engaged. Including the massive
concentration of 834 x 25 Prs. and 48 medium field guns at the Battle of Alamein, 1942.
Characteristics : Maximun range 13,400 years. Weight 1 3/4 tons.
Calibre 3.45 inches. maximum rate of fire 5 rounds per minute.
Memorial gun presented by 2 / 7 Australian Field Regiment Association 9th Australian Division A.I.F.
Location and installation by courtesy of Nedlands City Council