Fonds / Collection

Rupert Harrison photograph collection

Description Level

Item

GMD

photograph

textual record

Date

[ca. 1943]

Scope and Content

Item is a photograph of members of the 28th A/A Battery (Type 2H) RCA CA standing by the 3.7 " Heavy Artillery Aircraft Gun. The gun is at full recoil after the shell had exploded. The photograph is accompanied by a brief history of the 21st A/A Battery (Type 2H) RCA CA and short biographies of its officers.

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 24 x 19 cm

8 p.

Reference Code

CA BWVA C030-S01-IT1211

Item Number

1211.WVA.RAH

Accession Number

2000-028

Subject Access

Armed Forces

Occupations - Military Personnel

Wars - World War II, 1939-1945

Notes

Title based on the contents of the image.

Item is a copy stand reproduction of an original loaned to Rupert Harrison.

Annotation on verso: "3.7" HAA gun at moment of full recoil after shell has exploded, note extreme (maximum) firing angle and faces of gun crew registering the noice and feeling from sound of firing.

The 21st Battery later became the 211th Battery, 43rd MAA Regiment, RCA.

The author of this document is unknown.

Copyright / Terms of Use

Public domain. No restrictions on access or reproduction.

Repository

West Vancouver Archives

Other Reference Number

1215.WVA.RAH

Other Formats

Photograph is available as a TIF (40 MB).

Accompanying document is available as a PDF (0.7 MB).

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