Unlucky Tommies Miss Christmas

Series

Series Name
British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
99A
Date Released
21 Dec 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Battalion Middlesex Regiment Embark. DESCRIPTION: 1st Bttn. Middlesex Regiment embark on troopship at Southampton bound for the Promised Land. SHOTLIST: Tommies all carrying kit, including pith helmets board gangway of ship. Rifles passed along. Spectators on quayside wave and cheer as the troopship moves off.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1576
Length of story (in feet)
126
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Unlucky Tommies Miss Christmas', British Movietone Gazette Issue No. 99A, 21 Dec 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/738 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)