AJAXNETPHOTO. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. - HISTORIC DOCKYARD BRONZE STATUE - A FIELD GUNNER DEPICTED HEFTING A FIELD GUN WHEEL BY BRITISH SCULPTOR CHRISTOPHER KELLY. THE STATUE ON A PLINTH COMMEMORATES MEN FROM PORTSMOUTH COMMAND IN THE ANNUAL FIELD GUN COMPETITION AT THE ROYAL TOURNAMENT AND WHO TRAINED AT ROYAL NAVAL BARRACKS FROM 1947-1999 WHEN THE TOURNAMENT ENDED. TO THE LIMIT AND BEYOND. NELSON'S 1805 BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR FLAGSHIP HMS VICTORY IS SEEN BACKGROUND. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:GR110111_3169

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Size: 2736px × 3648px
Location: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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