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Memorial tablet
Memorial tablet - by William Barnett ©

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Memorial tablet

Site of first british soldier killed on home soil bombardment of Hartlepool 1914
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Photographer: © William Barnett (Gallery)(16th February 2014)

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Comment by Rod BurkeyPremier Member! Click for more info..(16th February 2014)

A most interesting and informative image William. I think a special Iron Cross was struck by the Germans which mentioned "West Hartlepool" in the context of this raid. Little did our people realise at the time that this was to signal a new evil concept into war.

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Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D90
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority, Focal length: 40 mm, ISO: 200, Exposure time: 1/4000 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: -2 EV
Date/Time Creation: November 14, 2013, 6:25 pm
ImageID:1188176, Image size: 3216 x 2136 pixels

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