World News Items: Army’s Help

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1212A
Date Released
28 Aug 1952
Date submitted
Aug 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 8
Section Title
World News Items
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lynmouth. Arm Aid. Funeral. DESCRIPTION: The men of the 316th Field Squadron who are Territorials were responsible for the building of the Bailey Bridge over the West Lynn River - in six hours. SHOTLIST: KS Army truck into camera. Shot of temporary footbridge over West Lynn, Royal Engineers working day & night to build Bailey Bridge, shots of bridge. Crowds of troops run across bridge to test its strength. Then cars cross. LS Lynmouth. . Troops sleeping.
Keywords
Vehicles; Environment; Engineering; Military; Funerals
Card file number
57706
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'World News Items: Army’s Help', British Movietone News Issue No. 1212A, 28 Aug 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18011 (Accessed 09 Jun 2025)