Brisbane Grammar School WWI War Trophy
Brisbane Grammar School, 70 Gregory Terrace
Brisbane QLD 4000
A rare and significant barrel transport vehicle (Rohrhinterwagen) for a 10.4cm Skoda M1915 field gun. Mounted on a concrete and stone plinth, it resides at the entrance to the Brisbane Grammar SchoolGreat Hall, with bronze plaque mounted below the front. A second small metal plaque low on the northern side states that the gun was returned to its present site in 1996 after refurbishment by members of the South Queensland Logistics Group
- Inscription
This gun (with 8,107 Turks and Germans) was captured at Jenin, Palestine, on 20th September, 1918, by Brigadier-General L.C. Wilson, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., CROIX DE G., 3rd Light Horse Brigade, A.I.F.. an "old boy" of this school.
- Conflicts commemorated
- First World War, 1914–1918
- Unit memorials
- Memorial type
- Gun / war trophy
- Additional information
Although 'field gun' like in appearance, the original field gun was too heavy for a standard 6 horse team to pull over any distance. The barrel was detached and carried on its own vehicle. A formation that can be seen in the images on this website. There is also no recoil or recuperator assembly under the barrel and no elevation/traverse gear that would be expected on a gun. The transport vehicle at Brisbane Grammar is a unique piece since it's the only surviving Rohrhinterwagen with a Skoda barrel in the world. There is another one at the Brussels Army Museum (Musee Royale de l' Armee), but that one carries a 15cm howitzer barrel. The barrel transport vehicles for the two guns were virtually identical.
(Source: Charlie Clelland)
- Recorded by
- Lesley McBurney/Charlie Clelland
- Date recorded
- 17 September 2009
Nearby memorials
- 106 Australian Casualty Clearing Station (AIF) Plaque
- 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment Memorial
- 11th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers Plaque
- 14th Australian Light Horse Regiment Memorial
- 15th and 2/15th Australian Battalions Memorials
- 19th Australian Field Ambulance 1939–1945 Plaque
- 1st Aust Corps Troops Supply Column Plaque
- 2/10 Field Regiment RAA Plaque
- 2/11 Field Company RAE Plaque
- 2/12 Field Regiment RAA Plaque