Back to the Army Again Sergeant!
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- British Movietone News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Back to the Army Again, Sergeant. DESCRIPTION: The first of some 230,000 Z reservists recalled for fifteen days’ training, went to various camps including those at Weybourne and Stiffkey in Norfolk. Mr Strachey was there to see how things were going. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Train draws into above station. CU sign indicating where Z reservists report. Ditto climb aboard coaches. Coaches drive away out of camera. Kitting - sign. Reservists enter kitting building. Being issued with kit. Receiving their meal (midday). Shots of them eating. WRACS - one take coat from reservist & sow on button for him. Z Reservist march onto parade ground. Mr Strachey with officers - cut-in. MS Strachey with Zs - talk to them about the speed they have got down to work. GV of Bofors firing on coast, out to sea. MS American section firing guns. British Z reservists firing a Bofor. GV of both.
- Keywords
- Politics and government; Vehicles; Food and cooking; Women; Environment; Weapons; Railways; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Military
- Locations
- Norfolk; Weybourne; Stiffkey
- Card file number
- 55397
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 120
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How to cite this record
'Back to the Army Again Sergeant!', British Movietone News Issue No. 1143A, 3 May 1951. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17108 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)