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British 13 pounder gun
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13 pounder Quick Firing Gun, as used by the Royal Horse Artillery. This particular gun was used at Nery in 1914 by L Battery, RHA, which won 3 VC's that day in 1914. On September 1st 1914, this gun was the only one not destroyed, and continued to fire on the German 4th Cavalry division's artillery a thousand yards away. It was fired by  Captain Bradbury, WO2 Dorrell, Sergeant Nelson, and Gunners Osbourne and Darbyshire - Bradbury, Dorrell and Nelson were awarded the VC, Captain Bradbury dying that day

































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