7th October in wartime Northern Ireland

On 7th October 1943, workers from a munitions factory in Northern Ireland watched as members of the Royal Artillery demonstrated with a 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun.

A Royal Artillery Sergeant from a gun demonstration team explains the process of loading a 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun to munition workers from a factory in Northern Ireland.
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Royal Artillery soliders from a gun demonstration team demonstrate the art of carrying a 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun over an obstacle to munition workers from a factory in Northern Ireland.
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Royal Artillery soliders from a gun demonstration team demonstrate the art of carrying a 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun over an obstacle to munition workers from a factory in Northern Ireland.
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Royal Artillery soldiers from a gun demonstration team run through a drill with a 6-pounder Anti-Tank Gun for munition workers from a factory in Northern Ireland.
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