| WAR PERIL LOOMS LARGER Guards marching onto ship departing for the Near East | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5237 |
| Catalog #: | 56780 | |
| Clip Number: | 56780-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 915 | |
| Timecode: | 01:09:46 - 01:11:22 | |
| Location: | Woolwich, Greater London. | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/GENERAL: Mascot LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Army, British MILITARY: Shipping Out WAR & CONFLICT: Greek-Turk War 1919-1923 | |
| Description: | WAR PERIL LOOMS LARGER - in the Near East Big Detachment of Guards leave for Chanak in C. P. Liner 'Empress of India.' Woolwich, Greater London. L/S's of soldiers at dockside marching towards the waiting ship the "Empress of India". Guards board ship with guns and packs. L/S of the soldier marching up the ramp. L/S's of soldier on the deck of the ship also visible are horse split up into separate compartments. M/S of soldiers feeding horses. "Monkey - the Grenadier's Mascot - who came unscathed through the Great War." M/S of soldier with very small dog. Nice side profile shot of soldier. "Transports are being hurriedly loaded with stores and equipment at Woolwich." Supplies are loaded onto the ship using a crane. L/S and M/S of crane loading cargo onto the ship. | |
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