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02-August-2019 (Sharyn Martin)
Photographs supplied by Sandra Brown / Sharyn Martin
The 25 Pounder Gun Howitzer commemorates those from Nungan and District who served in World War Two. The gun was restored in 2019.
Location
| Address: | 106 Pangee Street, Nyngan RSL & Civic Club, Nyngan, 2825 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.563952 Long: 147.198192 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Technology |
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| Monument Theme: | Conflict |
| Sub-Theme: | WW2 |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-September-1939 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 15-August-1945 |
Dedication
Front Inscription
Source: MAThe 25-Pounder Gun-Howitzer
This Australian built 25-Pounder gun was presented to the people of Nyngan to commemorate all those Nyngan and District servicemen and women who served in the Second World War 1939 - 1945
The 25-Pounder was used to effect by Army Field Artillery Units in both the Middle East and South West Pacific Theatres Of Operation.
It could fire an 11.3kg (25 pound) high explosive projectile to a maximum range of 12,260 Metres (13,400 yards) and had a crew of six.
A total of 1527 were built in Australia from 1941 to 1943.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
