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TarJak · 08-04-14, 09:29 PM

August 5 1914 At around 12:40 Melbourne time, the first shot fired by British empire troops were used to prevent the escape of the SS Pfalz.

No. 6 gun of the battery at Fort Nepean in the Mornington Peninsula, fired the first shot across the bows as the Pfalz was steaming out of Port Philip Bay.

http://www.thefirstshot.com.au/full-page/

08-04-14, 09:29 PM	#83
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	August 5 1914 At around 12:40 Melbourne time, the first shot fired by British empire troops were used to prevent the escape of the SS Pfalz. No. 6 gun of the battery at Fort Nepean in the Mornington Peninsula, fired the first shot across the bows as the Pfalz was steaming out of Port Philip Bay. http://www.thefirstshot.com.au/full-page/ Last edited by TarJak; 08-19-14 at 05:55 PM.