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MAIL DAY IN ICELAND

Mail Day In Iceland (1942)

Touching item shows a US soldier in Iceland receiving parcels of cookies from...

RUSSIAN SOLDIERS DEMOBILISED

Russian Soldiers Demobilised (1960)

L/Corporal Biriukov kisses corner of banner, girls say goodbye,...

MEET US CORPORAL KOONS, MM

Meet Us Corporal Koons, MM (1942)

US Corporal Koons poses with medal for gallantry in Dieppe and talks...

ALL KHAKI WEDDING

All Khaki Wedding (1939)

Footage of wedding of Sergeant Major Stayton to Corporal Janet McCardel.

FRENCH ARMY V BRITISH ARMY

French Army V British Army (1947)

English soldiers play French soldiers in an Army rugby match from...

FA XI V ARMY XI FOOTBALL

Fa Xi V Army Xi Football (1949)

A football association team take on army team for football match at...

ARMY EXERCISE

Army Exercise (1960)

An army exercise takes place at Larkhill, Wiltshire.

 

 

PARA TROOPS

Para Troops (1968)

Quick shots of parachutists and planes.

CANADIAN SIGNALS UNIT

Canadian Signals Unit (1945)

Soldiers of a Canadian Air Support Signals Unit send messages to loved...

ARMY BOXING FINALS aka ARMY BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Army Boxing Finals AKA Army Boxing Championships (1953)

AKC sports special - army boxing...

SERVICES RUGBY

Services Rugby (1942)

Rugby match between the Australian army and air force ends in 40-16 win for the...

CASSINO CLOSE-UPS

Cassino Close-Ups (1944)

Cassino is reduced to rubble by allies and young German soldiers are taken...

BLIGHTY BY BALLOT

Blighty By Ballot (1944)

Leave for men in Middle East Command is decided by drawing names out of a drum.

A THRILLING ADVENTURE

A Thrilling Adventure (1940)

Two South African Airmen relate their tale of being shot down over enemy...

AIR NEWS - HATFIELD

Air News - Hatfield (1951)

De Haviland 'lend' several Comet planes to B.O.A.C.

BLACKBUCK MASCOT

Blackbuck Mascot (1967)

The Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers get a Blackbuck (Indian Antelope) as their new...

USAF PARADE

Usaf Parade

USAF officers gives speeches, airmen march past - probably at air base in UK.

ARMY RUGBY FINAL

Army Rugby Final (1953)

Army rugby union final: Welsh Guards beat Royal Signals team.

OUR NEWS CAMERA REPORTS CANADIAN ICE HOCKEY IN KOREA

Our News Camera Reports Canadian Ice Hockey In Korea (1953)

Canadians play Ice Hockey during...

ARMY RUGBY FINAL

Army Rugby Final (1949)

Royal Corps of Signals beats Royal Engineers to win Army Rugby Final.

BRITISH ARMY PRESENT CUP TO WEST POINT

British Army Present Cup To West Point (1949)

Emanuel Shinwell presents Silver Cup to American...

GENERAL DE TASSIGNY INSPECTS SCOTS FUSILIERS

General De Tassigny Inspects Scots Fusiliers (1950)

General De Tassigny inspects 1st Battalion...

 VOLUNTEER RESERVE COMBINED OPERATIONS

Volunteer Reserve Combined Operations (1951)

Volunteer Reserve soldiers on exercises in Dorset.

FOR BRAVERY AT GALLIPOLI - VC FOR CORPORAL BASSETT.

For Bravery At Gallipoli - Vc For Corporal Bassett. (1915)

Cpl Bassett of New Zealand...

 EX-GI COMMUNIST POW

Ex-Gi Communist POW (1953)

GI Edward Dickenson fought with Communists but then returned to USA.

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW - Colour

Farnborough Air Show - Colour (1962)

Aircraft on display and air show seen at Farnborough air show -...

 WRAF IN CYPRUS

Wraf In Cyprus (1950-1959)

Good shots of the Women's Royal Air Force at work and relaxing in Cyprus.

ARMY EXERCISE

Army Exercise (1960)

Gurkhas are amongst soldiers taking part in army exercises around Wiltshire.

ARMY COOKING COMPETITION

Army Cooking Competition (1968)

Cooks from Catering Corps take part in army cookery competition at...

CPL FULLER VC HOME  IN MANSFIELD

Cpl Fuller Vc Home In Mansfield (1915)

Cpl Fuller demonstrating field phone.

PARADE FOR WAR HERO CPL. DWYER VC

Parade For War Hero Cpl. Dwyer Vc (1914-1918)

Really nice film of a parade honouring Australian Victoria...

CPL. HOLMES V.C. HONOURED

Cpl. Holmes V.C. Honoured (1914-1918)

V.C. Corporal is honoured in civic ceremony at Southport.

THE GREAT RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

The Great Russian Offensive (1944)

Siege of Leningrad raised and Russian troops advance towards the...

THE KOREAN FRONT aka BILL JORDAN WITH THE BRITISH TROOPS ON THE KOREAN FRONT

The Korean Front AKA Bill Jordan With The British Troops On The Korean Front (1953)

British...

ARMY ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Army Athletic Championships (1950)

The individual army athletic championships take place in Aldershot,...

ARMY ACTIVITIES IN CYPRUS

Army Activities In Cyprus (1955)

Item showing the British army on patrol and in their camps at Cyprus.

LISTENING POST

Listening Post (1940)

Duplicate story - BBC radio editors monitor overseas broadcasts (this version...

EIGHT ARMY WOUNDED HOME

Eight Army Wounded Home (1943)

Wounded men from the victorious Eight Army arrive to England for...

INVASION OF SICILY - FIRST PICTURES

Invasion Of Sicily - First Pictures (1943)

Allied troops invasion of Sicily.

FREE FRENCH AIRMAN HERO

Free French Airman Hero (1941)

Corporal du Fretay of Free French Air Force receives British Empire...

US TEST PILOT AT WORK LNER

Us Test Pilot At Work Lner (1938)

Test pilot Lee Gelback takes a new war plane for the US Navy for a...

GUNNERS' HANDS ACROSS THE SEA

Gunners' Hands Across The Sea (1963)

The School of Artillery puts on display for the public on...

PARACHUTE JUMPING

Parachute Jumping (1968)

Red Devils take part in army parachute championships.

GI'S LETTER

Gi's Letter (1954)

American soldier receives 43 foot letter from his girlfriend and family.

SANDBAGGING IN LONDON - 1939 aka SANDBAGGIG

Sandbagging In London - 1939 AKA Sandbaggig (1939)

Sandbag defences and barbed wire are quickly put...

STANLEY MAXSTEAD, RADIO WAR CORRESPONDENT

Stanley Maxstead, Radio War Correspondent (1945)

Nice posed shots of BBC war correspondent Stanley...

MEYERS INQUIRY

Meyers Inquiry (1947)

Meyers and Bleriot appear before Senate War Investigation Committee. America.

ARMY CUP FINAL ALDERSHOT - RAMC v RA

Army Cup Final Aldershot - RAMC V Ra (1949)

Army Cup Final football at Aldershot.

ARMY V RAF FOOTBALL

Army V RAF Football (1950)

AKC newsreel item showing football match between RAF and army.

IONOSPHERE ROCKET

Ionosphere Rocket (1945)

Testing of the ionosphere rockets in New Mexico, USA.