Congo post-WWII (also used in military funerals) : used during WWII : used by Free French and then in Indochina Now as ceremonial gun. : 144 from Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL). Iraq (relegated to ceremonial role) : Captured examples and 1943–45 co-belligerent forces (relegated to ceremonial role) (relegated to ceremonial role) : still in service in 2002 -50 in service (Captured examples) Mk I designated 8.76 cm Feldkanone 280(e), MK II designated 8.76 cm Feldkanone 281(e). : Used by Royal Netherlands Motorized Infantry Brigade "Princess Irene", Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (1945–1949), Marines Brigade (1945–1949), Royal Netherlands Army (1945–1984) (relegated to ceremonial role) : ~40 in 1976 : Some units inherited from the British Indian Army with several more captured from retreating Indian forces during Operation Grand Slam in 1965. : 12 from South Africa (Polish Armed Forces in the West) : Registration – Obus 8,8 cm m/43 (relegated to ceremonial role) (relegated to ceremonial role) (relegated to ceremonial role) : 122 in 1953 (relegated to ceremonial role) : 3 displayed during parades in 2016 : during Tunisian Campaign, Battle of the Bulge and Pacific War (1 seen in use by Peshmerga forces in Mosul) See also British standard ordnance weights and measurements References Notes Bibliography Various QF 25-pr Range Tables Part 1 1939 – 1967 Various QF 25-pr UK Gun Drill pamphlets 1939 – 1976 Various QF 25-pr Handbooks 1940 – 1957 British and American Artillery of WW2. Ian Hogg. External links Pakistan Ordnance Factories – current producer of 25-pounder ammunition Ordnance Q.F. 25-pr Mk 2 on Carriage 25-pr Mk 1 88 mm artillery Cold War artillery of the United Kingdom Field artillery of the Cold War World War II artillery of the United Kingdom World War II field artillery Articles containing video clips Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1940