| SIGNALMEN TRAINING SEMAPHORE | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 5143 | |
| Catalog #: | 366720 | |
| Clip Number: | 366720-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 135 L | |
| Timecode: | 01:51:37 - 01:52:18 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1918 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMUNICATIONS: Semaphore LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Training WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY: Communications | |
| Description: | World War oNe; communications. British Signal corps train at semaphore drill. Group of signal men stand in field; each holding 2 flags; pointed down toward ground in front. All together; they move the flags into different positions in a code. Then; CU of a soldier with only one flag; moving it around really quickly (he looks kinda crazy actually!); as another soldier marks in a notepad. Maybe giving him a test; or else trying to decode. | |
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