News Briefs: Shropshires Home

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1222
Date Released
3 Nov 1952
Date Other
Oct 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Section Title
News Briefs
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Shropshire Home. DESCRIPTION: The Empire Trooper, arriving at Southampton, brought home about 700 officers and men of the 1st Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Empire Trooper along quayside. Troops of Kings Shropshire Light Infantry aboard ship. Crowds of troops around ship to shore telephone. One troop phoning. Two soldiers one, Bandsman Smith and Corporal Griffiths on deck with the Chinese wives they brought home.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Communications; Navy; Military
Locations
Southampton
Card file number
58049
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
47
Story extras:
Film clip

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'News Briefs: Shropshires Home', British Movietone News Issue No. 1222, 3 Nov 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18167 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)