Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Battalions for the ATS

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
667A
Date Released
19 Mar 1942
Date submitted
13 Mar 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Princess Royal Inspects ATS Conscripts and Volunteers. DESCRIPTION: The first of the ATS "Army Class" have reported for duty. They are greeted with light refreshments before undergoing medical inspections and fittings for uniforms. SHOTLIST: Princess Royal inspects parades and march pasts. Princess takes salute. ATS in civvies arrive at Lancaster Station. They march off to camp and Princess Royal speaks to new arrivals. The girls are given mugs, spoons, etc., and then take light refreshment, then there is a medical inspection. Harris’s material of ATS arriving at Guildford is also included.
Keywords
Royalty; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Health and medicine; Food and cooking; Women; Railways; Ceremonies; Military
Card file number
42046
Credits:
Camera
James Humphries
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
64
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Battalions for the ATS', British Movietone News Issue No. 667A, 19 Mar 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/12186 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)