Image ID: 09919

Inspection of Royal Engineers Guard, Market Place, Newark, 1941 March/April

Courtesy of Newark Advertiser Co.Ltd

Market Place
Newark on Trent
England

The Mayor of Newark inspects the Royal Engineers Guard in March or April 1941 during War Weapons Week. The Mayor, Alderman Charles Dale is accompanied by Commander Stephen King Hall, MP, who opened War Weapons Week in Newark. The tail of a captured German aeroplane (a Heinkel HE111) is visible in the background and was exhibited throughout the week of fundraising.

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