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[Second BEF Leaves for France]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1940/1945 ?Item number (ISN):19800Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATIONAccession:1978-0227Media:FilmProduction date:1940/1945 ?Production company:Fox Movietone NewsDescription:Newsreel clip footage. At the docks, the 2nd British Expeditionary Force prepares to leave for France. Equipment and personnel are boarded onto the ship. The Canadian soldiers seen in this clip are in particularly good spirits. There are many shots of Canadian troops dressed in battle gear, waving, dancing and engaging in exuberant comraderie. M.S. of a motorcycle dispatch unit showing rows of motor bikes mounted with soldiers posing for the camera. M.L.S. of soldiers doing an impromptu Highland fling. M.L.S. on board ship of a soldier blocking his ear and grimacing at a wrong note played by a Scottish bagpiper. <4mn 20s>Language:EnglishDetailed holdings information: -
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