EXPLOSION OF SHELL
TERRITORIAL KILLED FOUR OTHERS WOUNDED LONDON, Nov. 11. One territorial was killed and four were wounded by the accidental explosion of a shell. They were cleaning a 3.7 in. antiaircraft gun after a display at White City. A live shell was placed in the breech :« mistake for a blank shell. It exploded, hurling the ramrod among the gun crew with terrific force.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19793, 22 November 1938, Page 5
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65EXPLOSION OF SHELL Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19793, 22 November 1938, Page 5
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