Keywords: Groupe de soldats français et australiens posant près d'une piece d'artillerie aux Dardanelles en 1915.JPG fr Un groupe d'artilleurs français pose sur leur canon modèle 1877 en compagnie de deux soldats australiens en A group of unidentified French gunners posed with a howitzer Among them are a couple of Australians The gun appears to be a Matériel de 155 Long Modele 1877 adapted to carry part of the armoured shield from a 155 L Modele 1877-1914 The shield has the name Mary painted on the inside To the left of the gun is a metal post and rail It was part of the means by which the gun ™s position relative to the ground was surveyed and established such that the gun could be registered on a target and zeroed in after each recoil 1915 http //www awm gov au/collection/P03062 002/ awm gov au Martyn Athelstan Markham PD-old Uploaded with UploadWizard Battle of Gallipoli at Helles World War I forces of France at Gallipoli Battle of Gallipoli |