"The German Spring Offensive, March-july 1918" Battle of Hazebrouck. 6-inch howitzer of the Royal Garrison Artillery (possibly of the 277th Siege Battery) being manhandled on to the road and prepared for towing back to by lorry, near Merris. Near Merris, 12 April 1918. Note a refugee coming along road pushing a wheelbarrow piled with his belongings in the background.