Spigot Gun Issue Title Is Take That 1944

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Part of issue TAKE THAT.

South Africa.

Various shots of black South African soldiers building a Spigot gun mounted on top of circular trench. When the gun is completed, a camouflage net is slung over it to disguise it. Various shots of the soldiers loading mortar shells and firing...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
50498
Sort Number:
NSP 417
Time in/Out:
01:20:23:00 / 01:21:10:00
Canister:
NSP 417
Film ID:
1574.11
Issue Date:
27/03/1944

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