11th January in wartime Northern Ireland

On 11th January 1942, workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland experienced the opportunity of operating guns alongside a Royal Artillery battery.

Workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland receive instruction on laying the guns with 243rd Battery, 116 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery at Downpatrick, Co. Down.
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Workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland receive instruction on being part of a gun crew with 243rd Battery, 116 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery at Downpatrick, Co. Down.
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Workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland receive instruction on being part of a gun crew with 243rd Battery, 116 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery at Downpatrick, Co. Down.
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Workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland receive instruction on being part of a gun crew with 243rd (Leek) Battery, 116th (North Midland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division at Downpatrick, Co. Down.
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