Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage
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royal-navy-state-funeral-gun-carriage-207-5151610
title:
Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage
text:
The Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage is a converted Ordnance, BL, 12 pdr 6 cwt, MK II, gun carriage which has been used in the UK to bear the coffin at the funeral processions of: Queen Victoria; King Edward VII; King George V; King George VI; Sir Winston Churchill; Admiral of the Fleet The 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma; and Queen Elizabeth II. It is traditionally pulled by members of the Royal Navy; when not in use, it is kept at the shore establishment HMS Excellent. A smaller version, kn
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Gun carriage used at British state funerals
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Navy_State_Funeral_Gun_Carriage
date created:
2022-09-12T14:20:26Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T00:19:48Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Churchill%27s_funeral_1965.jpg","width":340,"height":502}
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13
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