| BRITISH ARMY MANOEUVRES British army on manoeuvres in Hampshire. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5320 |
| Catalog #: | 241032 | |
| Clip Number: | 241032-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 1227 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:49 - 01:44:55 | |
| Location: | Hampshire. | |
| Year Shot: | 1925 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EXHIBITIONS: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Hampshire MILITARY: Army, British | |
| Description: | See also catalog # 511298 British Army Manoeuvres. 50,000 troops take part in "Great War of 1925" between Mercia-Force - v. Wessex-Mobility. Somewhere in Hampshire. 'the opening day.....mud and continuous rain made conditions that almost rivalled Flanders!' M/S as the soldiers walk through a town. M/S as they walk along on a muddy road. M/S as a rope is attached to a pole outside a shop next to a carriage. M/S of camouflaged tanks at the side of the road, other soldiers ride through on horses. "We are staying on a farm."' M/S as the camera pans across the barn with thatch coming off, soldiers stand in front with mugs of tea. 'Signals ...... the army's "nerves."' M/S as a man rides along with a wire on a pole, men hammer and pull out a pole, they put a long stick in the ground. M/S as they attach something to a tree, wires run along the road to a cart in front. 'The ever welcome rum ration!' M/S of one soldier with a big bottle of rum, he pours it out into the glasses for the soldiers. | |
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