Xmas Parcels for Tommy
Series
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- [SUBTITLE]: "The boys at the front are not forgotten during Yuletide, every endeavour is made to enable Tommy to receive his parcel without delay." Close-up of soldier showing label on bag to another. Large pile of such bags. Bags being wheeled out and thrown onto a lorry. Bags being carried off. Close shot of boxes and bags which say that they contain books and stores, are bound for Seaforth Highlander in Salonika and Coldstream Guards with the EEF [Egyptian Expeditionary Force] amongst others, and come from Southampton Army Stores. Lorries driving off.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Celebrations and festivals; Military
- Length of story (in feet)
- 58
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- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
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- Web
- http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
- Phone
- 020 7416 5291
- Fax
- 020 7416 5379
- Address
- Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ - Notes
- The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
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- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
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- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'Xmas Parcels for Tommy', War Office Official Topical Budget and Pictorial News Issue No. 330-2, 22 Dec 1917. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/126359 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)