Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: His Majesty Inspects Australians in Camp

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
579
Date Released
8 Jul 1940
Date submitted
5 Jul 1940
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Australians and the King. DESCRIPTION: The King inspects the Australians in Camp in England. SHOTLIST: The King pays a visit to the Aussies in camp. He carries out an inspection of the men and nurses who have come over to form the ambulance unit. Then he reviews a march past. Australians On Salisbury Plain - CARD 39299 The Australians carry out bayonet drill, physical training, and marching. As lighter work they have a tug-of-war and indulge in a little singing. King visits. Takes salute at march pasts.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Ceremonies; Censorship; Military
Locations
Andover
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39304
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
117
Story extras:

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'Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: His Majesty Inspects Australians in Camp', British Movietone News Issue No. 579, 8 Jul 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10968 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)