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THOMAS, G D.

2000-0017

Film

1 of 1

1939

G.D. Thomas (Photography)

photography, G.D. Thomas

Amateur footage of members of the Governor General's Horse Guards training at Niagara Camp. It shows: typical summer training camp for militia to practice drill, weapons handling and field craft; black-and-white sequence of soldiers grooming horses, unloading new horses from trailer and breaking in the new horses; officers posing for camera; Major G.D. Thomas; colour sequence of a veteran showing his riding skill; mounted drills in a patrolling exercise; practising mounted drills and formations; dismounting for a rest; moving to camp area; grooming and tending to horses after training; officers "pruning" and lining up for inspection; dismissal; practising charging drills in mounted formations; tending to a fallen soldier; several young officers in patrol dress pose for camera; view of camp as men perform ablutions; more camp scenes; regimental band playing for final dismissal parade of the camp; and wives of the officers. <9mn 55s>

Silent with English intertitles

Libre

V1 2001-01-0053

Under copyright.

Copyright owner: John Thomas.

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of donor~Copyright owner: John Thomas.