Krupp kanon uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog

Op 25 juli 2025 bezocht ik Beamish Museum in Engeland. Hier staat een Duits 150mm kanon uit de Eerste Wereldoorlog gemaakt door Krupp.

The gun was captured from the Germans during the 1915 Battle of Hooge in which the Durham Light Infantry were heavily involved.

Esholt Hall near Leeds was the home of the Yorkshire Water Authority. In 1929 the authority expanded the sewage works at Esholt and took the opportunity to bury the hated memorial under 16 feet of clay. It was rediscovered in 1981 during more works on the sewage works and it was found that the Clay had buried its metal pretty well. It was then sent to Beamish where it was restored and unveiled on August 9th 1987 Hooge day as a memorial to the Durhams who had lost their lives in Battle.

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This Gun was placed in Redman Park as a memorial to the men who died in The War to End All Wars 1914-1918. Unveiled by Lt.Col. R.R. Humpreys (Hoodge Day MCMLXXXVII).