Army Display for King Abdullah

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1056
Date Released
29 Aug 1949
Date submitted
22 Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Display for King Abdullah. DESCRIPTION: King Abdullah with Glubb Pasha recently visited Warminster to watch a mock war demonstration also to see the latest uniform issued to new Army recruits. SHOTLIST: Abdullah with Glubb Pasha wearing a bowler hat at Warminster. Shown new type of uniform including peaked hat. Tanks in action, one burning, other War Office officials watch, who are accompanying the VIPs.
Keywords
Royalty; Entertainment and leisure; Military
Locations
Warminster
Footage sources
Pathe
Card file number
52455
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
83
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Army Display for King Abdullah', British Movietone News Issue No. 1056, 29 Aug 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15913 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)