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Photograph of the memorial to those who died by explosion at the Shell-filling Factory, Chilwell, 1910 - 1918.

Image details

Access number
Cat by SMD
Cat date 15-Oct-03
Copyright
File 122
File 2
File key 22122
File MB 600 2.3
File megabytes 0.8
File resolution 300
File resolution 600 600
File size 13 x 13
Folder 22
Home loc RHQ SHELF 84 Box 1 (Home units C)
ID 2646
Object ID RAO/116
Object name photograph, black and white
Other number
Provenance
Reverse 123
Reverse 2 1239
Reverse key 22123
Status
Status by
Updated 14th June 2007
Updated by
X date [1980s?]
Equipment registration mark (ERM)
Full name
Early date 1970
Late date 1980
Transcription ERECTED
TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE
MEN AND WOMEN
ALD LEST THEN WYSE BY
AT NATIONAL HELLFILLING FACTORY
CHILWELL
1010 TO 1918 .
PRINCIPAL HISTORICAL FACTS OF THE FACTORY
1.200.000 .
FIRST 500 TURNED 13 SEPTEN 1915 . FIRST EXELL FOLLED STJANUARY 1916 . NUMBERSHELLS FILLED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF CUTTING THE FIRST SO0 TOTAL SHELLS FILLED 19.350.000 . REPRESENTING 50-8 % OF THE TOTAL OUTPUT OF HIGH EXPLOSIVE SHELL 957 ( ODITE A AMATOL B027-15 2 FRODUCED IN GREAT BRITAN UN TETAL TORRACE or SXPLOSIVE 121300 TONS .
STAL VYRIGHT TIM
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