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NEWFOUNDLAND. NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR PROVINCIAL ARCHIVES

1979-0202

Film

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Depot Newton-On-Ayr, Scotland. Major C.W. Whittake, officer commanding the depot, on horseback. Nine officers of the depot pose in chairs. Brother sergeants, a break in the routine. Camaradierie of the NCOs. Shots of the group and brothers leaving NCOs quarters.~Physical Drill. Under the command of Sergeant Major MacKay, men perform physical training exercises, including "extend arms", pushups, and bayonet drills. Men race across parade square with fixed bayonets and drive them into the ground dangerously close to comrades who pose as the enemy. More physical training with kneebends, running on the spot, and sidekicks.~Bayonet Fighting. Instruction in bayonet fighting with Sergeant Major MacKay, Sergeant Major G.H. Taylor, and Sergeant W. Ryall showing how it is done. Men of the regiment race to kits and stacked rifles and leave the parade square in battle uniform with rifles shouldered. <5mn>

Silent with English intertitles

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V1 8202-0075
V1 2009-04-0004

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