German propeller blade recovered in Hartlepool

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Date:1916

Description:This photograph shows the propeller blade from the German airship which was brought down in flames at West Hartlepool on a November night in 1916. The propeller blade was recovered from the sea by the 4th South Staffords Regiment. C.E.W. Charington is pictured here on the left, with R.J. Beard on the right.


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1870s
Officers group at Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield
Officers group at Whittington Barracks, nr Lichfield

1890s
1st Battalion South Staffords, Whittington Barracks
1st Battalion South Staffords, Whittington Barracks

1910s
1/6 South Staffords in the trenches, France
1/6 South Staffords in the trenches, France

On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the 1/6th South Staffords, the T.A. Battalion ...

1930s
Having breakfast in Palestine
Having breakfast in Palestine

Through its history the Staffordshire Regiment has been involved in many campaigns ...

1960s
Inspection by the Queen of members of the Staffordshire Regiment
Inspection by the Queen of members of the Staffordshire Regiment

Presentation of the new colours at the Molyneux Ground in Wolverhampton by the Queen. ...

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Source: Staffordshire Regiment Museum

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