Frank Hurley: Artillery Limbers

Limbers carrying up ammunition at sunset

Ammunition Supply Behind the Front Lines

This Frank Hurley photograph of limbers carrying ammunition at sunset shows the logistical side of the battlefield. Guns could not function without a constant flow of shells, horses, drivers and supply routes, making transport work essential to every major operation.

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