El Alamein Memorial 1959

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Unissued / Unused material.

El Alamein Memorial. Egypt.

MS's of soldiers firing 25 pounder field gun. LS tank being hit. Various shots of El Alamein soldiers firing at tanks, tanks firing back, soldiers running across field, firing guns, explosions etc.

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
81196
Sort Number:
UN 3281 F
Time in/Out:
01:34:57:00 / 01:35:56:00
Canister:
UN 3281 F
Film ID:
2754.15
Issue Date:
1959

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