The Army’s Endurance Test. Platoons of the Aldershot Command Compete for the Duke of Connaught’s Shield Over a Gruelling One Mile Courses in Full Fighting Kit.
Series
- Series Name
- Gaumont Graphic
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Summary
- SHOTLIST: LVs troops running and walking over open country carrying rifles. LV troops climbing slope covered in bushes. MLV troops climbing towards camera with rifles and 2 Lewis guns. [SUBTITLE]: EVERY COMPETING UNIT WAS INSPECTED AT THE FINISH LV troops being inspected. MLV troops laying out kit and having it inspected. MLV shield presented to winning platoon. MLV troops march past camera one carries shield.
- Keywords
- Military
- Locations
- Aldershot; England
- Library number GR
- 8062 neg 204ft
- Length of story (in feet)
- 94
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How to cite this record
'The Army’s Endurance Test. Platoons of the Aldershot Command Compete for the Duke of Connaught’s Shield Over a Gruelling One Mile Courses in Full Fighting Kit.', Gaumont Graphic Issue No. 1428, 27 Nov 1924. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/79903 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)