German Krupp 150mm Howitzer Field Gun, Cooma Middle Image Image Image Image 0 / 0 - Prev Next Description / Background A German First World War Krupp 150mm Howitzer field gun, accompanied by a dedication plaque on a plinth. It is located next to the pathway leading from the Mongahan Hayes Place memorial. Inscription [Lions Club logo] Lions Club of Cooma This Field Gun is a German Krupps 150 mm howitzer made in 1915 and captured from the Turkish army by the Australian Light Horse in Palestine later in WW1. It was given to the Lions Club of Cooma by the Australian War Memorial in 1962 and erected in Lions Park in Campbell Street. In 2000/2001 the Club refurbished and repainted the gun in its original colours, erected this podium and installed the gun on this site. The Lions Club has also carried out the following construction work on this Vale Street beautification project: The Commemorative Wall in 1999. The Pathway linking the Commemorative Wall to this gun site and the Cenotaph precinct. The stone wall and ornamental fence from the RSL steps to the northern end of the gun podium. The Lions Club of Cooma contributed $30,000 and many man hours of voluntary work to this project and acknowledges voluntary contributions from the local community. Do you know more about this war Memorial? Click here to learn how you can contribute Sidebar Address Vale Street Cooma NSW 2630 Local Government Area Snowy Monaro Regional Council Setting Roadside Memorial type War trophy Recorded by Cooma-Monaro Shire Council Year of construction 2000-2001 Conflict/s First World War, 1914–18