New Territorial Headquarters 1939

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Wandsworth, London.

Full titles read: "NEW TERRITORIAL HEADQUARTERS"

L/S of the rebuilt headquarters of the three hundred and sixty Anti Aircraft Company. It is opened by Major General the Earl of Athlone. L/S's of of various dignitaries sitting at tables drinking wine. L/S's of the...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
19449
Sort Number:
39/007
Time in/Out:
01:54:43:00 / 01:55:09:00
Canister:
39/7
Film ID:
995.67
Issue Date:
23/02/1939

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  • "the three hundred and sixty Anti Aircraft Company" - this has been misheard by the cataloguer. It should read 306th Anti-aircraft Company.

    jamied 29th Sep 2012

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