Image: BL 6 inch MK VII gun 5 August 1914 Fort Nepean

Description: AWM caption: "Australia's first shot in the Great War. The crew at the c 1890, probably 6 inch coastal gun, which fired on the German merchant ship, SS Pfalz at 1245 hours, 5 August 1914. Back row, left to right: Gunner (Gnr) A Brown Sergeant (Sgt) C R Carter Gnr W Carlin Gnr F J Mealey Bombardier (Bdr) J Purdue Gnr J Russell Bdr J Edwards Bdr H L Hope Front row: Gnr A Murray Captain M D Williams Gnr V Quirk Corporal (Cpl) W W Young Company Sergeant Major E H Wheeler Cpl J J Jack Gnr J Gregory Gnr J Ryan The ship had been trying to escape into Bass Straight through Port Phillip Heads until stopped by this warning shot. " Comment : The gun is a BL 6 inch Mk VII.
Title: BL 6 inch MK VII gun 5 August 1914 Fort Nepean
Credit: This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.
Author: photographer not specified
Permission: For background information, see the explanations on Non-U.S. copyrights. Note: This tag should not be used for sound recordings.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
Attribution Required?: No