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Preparing to shoot, the Royal Marine Artillery

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AuthorWar Office
TitlePreparing to shoot, the Royal Marine Artillery
Notes15-inch Howitzer being loaded by the Royal Marine Artillery. Note that the crew are in foul-weather gear (coats and sou'westers).
Item Date28th June 1916
Creation placeSomme (Google Maps)
File typeVideo
Item sourceVHS copy of original film
Item mediumVHS copy of original film
ContentFootage
KeywordsAllied Forces, Western Front, Fighting Men
Collection IDThe Battle of the Somme, Part 2, Caption 25
Repository nameImperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Repository address
Imperial War Museum
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
UK
Repository URLhttp://www.iwm.org.uk/
CataloguerEverett Sharp
FilenameCXTIWMFILMvsom10.mpg
CopyrightThe Imperial War Museum
Publication editorUrban, C. A. and Malins G. H.
Digital repositoryThe First World War Poetry Digital Archive
ProducerJury, W. F.
Reference URLhttp://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/collections/item/1812