| NAAFI CLUB Mary Churchill inaugurates leave then servicemen have fun on a NAAFI pleasure boat. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7771 |
| Catalog #: | 510049 | |
| Clip Number: | 510049-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 1161 A | |
| Timecode: | 01:28:11 - 01:33:01 | |
| Location: | Europe | |
| Year Shot: | 1945 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Beer BEVERAGES/ALCOHOL: Champagne ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Tap MILITARY: Misc, British OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Dancers OCCUPATIONS: Entertainer, Musician / Singer TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Recreational WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Rest & Recreation | |
| Description: | NAAFI CLUB Mary Churchill inaugurates leave then servicemen have fun on a NAAFI pleasure boat. Mary Churchill, in uniform of the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service), walks on board a boat moored at a river. Crowds of servicemen and a handful of girls are sitting on the deck beside a piano - probably a NAAFI club on board a boat. Drinks are poured, Mary Churchill makes a speech and everyone cheers. Paperwork states she is inaugurating leave. The boat starts off. Shot of flag blowing in the wind. CU of ship captain with tobacco pipe in his mouth steering the ship. A woman plays the bagpipes. Soldiers drink beer. Quintet of musicians in white jackets play jazz. Champagne is opened. Bottles and pints of beer are had. M/S of crates of beer. Soldiers eat sandwiches and drink beer. Two girls in striped dresses do a little tap dance routine. Everyone applauds. The boat comes back to mooring. We can now see it is called 'Southend Belle' - looks like a pleasure cruiser. The men all pile off. | |
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