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Stewart Blacker

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British Army officer (1887-1964)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1887 to 1964 · aged 77
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Lieutenant-Colonel Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker OBE was a British Army officer and inventor of weapons; he invented the Blacker Bombard, from which was developed the Hedgehog anti-submarine spigot-mortar - and laid the basis of the PIAT anti-tank weapon.

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Men of the Saxmundham Home Guard prepare to fire a Blacker Bombard during training with War OfficeMen of the Saxmundham Home Guard prepare to fire a Blacker Bombard during training with War Office

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Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1964 · aged 77
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