| ALDERSHOT TATTOO Dress rehearsal for military show - massed bands and re-enactment of Rangoon battles. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6314 |
| Catalog #: | 250427 | |
| Clip Number: | 250427-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 36/44 | |
| Timecode: | 01:31:03 - 01:32:56 | |
| Location: | Aldershot, Hampshire, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Marching Band ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Military EXHIBITIONS: Military, Tattoo HISTORICAL RECREATIONS: Military Battles LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hampshire, Aldershot MILITARY: Army, British | |
| Description: | Aldershot Tattoo. Full-dress rehearsal. Annual military show. Aldershot, Hampshire, England. Various shots of the "Massed Bands" of the Aldershot Command (with 1500 musicians) marching about field whilst playing military tunes in front of full sized model of Caernarvon Castle. Spacing. More shots of British Army marching bands. Various shots of soldiers dressed in period uniforms re-enacting the "storming of the stockades on Rangoon River in 1824". Lots of smoke bombs and shouting. Some men wear white sarongs and dark make-up to play part of the Burmese soldiers. | |
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