| 2,000 OTC CADETS IN CAMP Young boys enjoy a visit to an Officers Training Corps camp in Yorkshire. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5505 |
| Catalog #: | 52944 | |
| Clip Number: | 52944-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 33/63 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:37 - 01:11:30 | |
| Location: | Strensall, Yorkshire, England. | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | AGE GROUP/CHILDREN: Scouts / Guides EDUCATION & SCHOOLS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Yorkshire MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Training | |
| Description: | “Strensall. 2,000 O.T.C. cadets in camp for higher and intensive training and insight into modern artillery training ... then a little recreation!” Strensall, Yorkshire. Pan across tents and groups of Army cadets in camp. Shots of boys cleaning boots and sewing uniforms as they sit around. Pan across camp. Boys stand at edge of field to watch a demonstration of modern motorized artillery. A truck comes across pulling a small field gun. The gun is set up and a round fired. Shots of boys boxing in outdoor ring. Their colleagues stand around watching and cheering them on. The tow young boxers really give their all. Shots of large group of boys singing ‘Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag’. They are conducted by the camp Chaplain. N.B. The OTC or Officer Training Corps was an army cadet force mainly set up at British Public schools. | |
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