Pillar commemorating the Machine Gun Corps
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Pillar commemorating the Machine Gun Corps
Image: © Jonathan Thacker Taken: 9 Oct 2020
'This tablet commemorates the founding of the Machine Gun Corps formed 14th October 1915 disbanded 15th July 1922 and pays tribute to 170,500 of all ranks who served in the corps. June 1947.' Belton Park was a training centre for the corps https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machine_Gun_Corps
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Image Location
Latitude
52.929629
Longitude
-0.623724