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THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45
18-pdr Mk IV gun of 46th Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Pirbright, May 1940.


Comment : This is an 18 pounder Mk IV on carriage Mk V, with old style wooden spoked wheels. The men are pegging the ends of the split trail into position.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph H 1550 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-37) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author War Office official photographer
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