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Summary

Artist
Smith (Lt), War Office official photographer
Description
English: IWM caption : "Sport and Leisure during the Second World War. Men from Bolton Wanderers Football Club serving together with a battery of artillery (53rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 42 Division, 11 Corps) at Beccles on the east coast of England. Photograph shows: the nine footballers in uniform pulling an artillery piece".

Comment 1 : The men appear to be cleaning the barrel by pulling a "pull-through" through it, not towing it. Note rope coming out of breech and leading man's foot on the carriage's spade. However, pull-throughs were normally pulled through the muzzle, and far fewer men were needed.

Comment 2 : This appears to show a US 75 mm M917 field gun, based on the British 18-pounder, transferred to Britain in World War II for training and home defence.
Date between 1939 and 1945
date QS:P571,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1939-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1945-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source/Photographer
This photograph H 7497 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Permission
(Reusing this file)		 This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
InfoField
War Office Second World War Official Collection
Subject(s)
InfoField
  • Associated people and organisations
    British Army, 42nd Division, British Army, Royal Artillery, 53rd Field Regiment, British Army, XI Corps
  • Associated places
    Beccles, Suffolk, England, UK, Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Associated themes
    British Army 1939-1945, British Home Front 1939-1945
  • Associated keywords
    Rest & Relaxation, Sport
Category
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photographs
Image sorted
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yes

Licensing

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Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
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