Some Corner of a Foreign Field Multi-Cache
Ngaambul: No response from the owner within the last 28 Days and as per my original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via this link.
Some Corner of a Foreign Field
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THERE IS NO CACHE AT THE PUBLISHED COORDINATES. To locate the cache you need to gather some info at the published coordinates, from this description and on the internet, then project the coordinates for GZ where the cache is hidden. GZ is several minutes drive from the published coordinates. There are some helpful links at the bottom of the page.
At the published coordinates you will find a Krupp 150mm Field Howitzer, captured from the German army by the 57th Battalion 1st AIF near Weincourt, France in 1918. What is now a rusty relic in a park in Moss Vale, without even a plaque to explain its presence, was once one of the most important pieces in the arsenal of the German Artillery. This is the improved sFH13 model, capable of firing a 40.5kg projectile 8,500 metres.
There are numbers in three obvious locations on the gun. One is the year of manufacture and one is the serial number. The last place has the serial number again and a mysterious "GG" number.
Year of manufacture: 19AB
Serial number: 12CD
"GG Number": GGEF
The name of this cache is a reference to the poem "The Soldier" by Rupert Brooke who died in 1915. The poem is about an English soldier, but somehow I was reminded of it when stumbling across this unexplained German artillery piece in an Australian country town. Rupert Brooke is buried in a foreign country with how many letters in its name? Answer = X.
To find GZ:
From the published coordinates, project another set of coordinates using these details:
Bearing: (E-D).(F+C)(X+D+A) degrees
Distance: The range of this gun PLUS (B-X)(D+E)(C)(X+C) metres
You can check your answer on GeoChecker.
A final note on the location: don't try to attempt it from the nearest road as there's no parking and a steep climb. If you look on the map you will see a longer alternate way to near GZ with some room for parking. You are looking for an ammo tin which at the time of placement contained the logbook, a pen, some minor swaps and foreign coins.
Helpful links:
Geocaching Toolbox - for coordinate projection
Rupert Brooke
The Soldier (Poem)
First To Find honours go to: J+J.au!
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