25-pdrs guns of 430th Battery of the British 55th Field Regiment supporting British Guards Armoured Division in the bridgehead over the Meuse-Escaut Canal, Hechtel, Belgium, 16 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2

Caption   25-pdrs guns of 430th Battery of the British 55th Field Regiment supporting British Guards Armoured Division in the bridgehead over the Meuse-Escaut Canal, Hechtel, Belgium, 16 Sep 1944, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-29 B 9986
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 9 Aug 2007
Licensing  Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957.



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1. gary says:
6 Oct 2009 04:34:25 PM

my dad was the no.3 on the 25pdr in ww2 a mr.ernest mepham

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