Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Technicians Start Young

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
645A
Date Released
16 Oct 1941
Date submitted
9 Oct 1941
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: RAOC Technical School. DESCRIPTION: The rapid mechanisation of the Army has made ever increasing demands on the engineering aide of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the boys drilling with and without uniform. Then the boys get to work in the workshops on lathes, drilling machines, etc.
Keywords
Education and training; Industry and manufacture; Military; Youth
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
41425
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
39
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Army Technicians Start Young', British Movietone News Issue No. 645A, 16 Oct 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11971 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)