Field Howitzer
Public Art, Historic Sites
The German Howitzer is one of over 500 field guns, howitzers and mortars that reached Canadian shores after World War I. The 116th Battalion, including seconded Brantford and Brant County men, captured the gun from Demuin, France at the beginning of the Battle of Amiens and gifted it to the City of Brantford on August 9, 1918. The gun has recently undergone restoration and repairs and will be returned to its home in Jubilee Terrace Park.
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| Address | 10 Brant Ave, Brantford, Ontario, Canada |
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| Phone | 519-759-4150 |
| Description | The German Howitzer is one of over 500 field guns, howitzers and mortars that reached Canadian shores after World War I. The 116th Battalion, including seconded Brantford and Brant County men, captured the gun from Demuin, France at the beginning of the Battle of Amiens and gifted it to the City of Brantford on August 9, 1918. The gun has recently undergone restoration and repairs and will be returned to its home in Jubilee Terrace Park. |
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