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National Projectile Factory
The National Projectile Factory at Birtley was built in the First World War by Armstrong Whitworth & Co Ltd. Interestingly all the management and workers there were Belgian, from the nearby village of Elisabethville which had been built to accommodate them.
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First World War
- The 11th of November 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the singing of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany, bringing an end to the First World War. The 4th …
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Tyne and Wear HER(13373): Birtley, National Projectile Factory/Royal Ordnance Factory
- "At the beginning of the First World War Britain had insufficient ammunition to match that of the German army. The Government of National Unity built National Projectile Factories with private …
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First World War
- The 11th of November 2018 marked the 100th anniversary of the singing of the Armistice between the Allies and Germany, bringing an end to the First World War. The 4th …
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Tyne and Wear HER(13373): Birtley, National Projectile Factory/Royal Ordnance Factory
- "At the beginning of the First World War Britain had insufficient ammunition to match that of the German army. The Government of National Unity built National Projectile Factories with private …
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Simon Cotterill