| ROYAL ENGINEERS' BAND A look at headquarters of Royal Engineers regiment, we hear their band play and march. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 7003 | |
| Catalog #: | 507222 | |
| Clip Number: | 507222-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 18 | |
| Timecode: | 01:27:03 - 01:30:14 | |
| Location: | Chatham, Kent. | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Military LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, Kent MILITARY: Army, British, Guards (Beefeaters & Yeoman) MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Military MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: War, World War One (WWI) | |
| Description: | ROYAL ENGINEERS' BAND (issue title is CHILDREN FIRST AND LAST) A look at headquarters of Royal Engineers regiment, we hear their band play and march. Royal Engineer's Headquarters, Chatham, Kent. Various shots of war memorials within barracks for soldiers and officers of Royal Engineers that were killed in World War One, the Boer War and the Crimean War. Various shots of a statue - it is of General Gordon on horseback "hero of Khartun, he was once a Sapper in the R.E.s". Various shots of Royal Engineers' Band playing and marching about the parade ground. Various shots of booty captured by Royal Engineers - a large bell, some cannons. More shots of regimental band playing music and marching. | |
WPA FILM LIBRARY
