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 : Royal Engineers unloading ships at Surrey Docks, London, 194


Royal Engineers unloading ships at Surrey Docks, London, 194

Drawing showing Royal Engineers and men of the Pioneer Corps, under Government orders, busily unloading ships in Surrey Docks, London, August 1945. These men were drafted into Surrey docks to take over the work of the usual dockers, who were in the middle of an eight week Go slow strike due to a pay dispute

Picture No
13731578
Media ID
45393487
Size
6196px x 3908px (2.6MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
The Illustrated London News. 1945. dps pages 154-5. By Bryan de Grineau.. Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
1945

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