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Short titleWar Weapons Week parade, Bognor Regis
Full descriptionWar Weapons Week parade, Bognor Regis. A Bren Gun Carrier passes The Arcade during a parade for War Weapons Week which took place from 15th to 22nd March 1941. The Chairman of Bognor Regis Urban District Council and a senior army officer take the salute. People can be seen watching from windows. The men in the tank are wearing uniforms including tin helmets. There is a library to the right of the arcade and a large board on the wall shows the fundraising progress. Wartime West Sussex 1939-45 Project. Frank L'Alouette Collection by kind permission of his daughter Jeanette Hickman, now deposited at West Sussex Record Office.
DateMarch 1941
PeriodWorld War Two
Period dates3 Sep 1939-14 Aug 1945
Photographer or ArtistFrank L'Alouette
FormatPhotograph
OwnerWest Sussex County Council Library Service
SubjectHistory/World War Two (1939-1945)
Military/Weapons
Clothing/Uniform
Libraries
Charities/Fund Raising
Events (Organised)/Parades

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