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Special! With Farnham's Own Anti-Aircraft Battery in Training - Somewhere in England
The 137th Light Anti-Aircraft Battery in training at Hurst Park in the early days of WWII
Amateur film 1940 1 mins Silent
Overview
Somewhere in England - highly likely Hurst Park - the 137th Anti-Aircraft Light Battery are in training. Farnham's anti-aircraft battalion is on the march and can seen gathering afterwards, sharing a magazine in the car park and making a dash for the tea rooms!
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