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SERVICE INTO CIVVIES

Service Into Civvies (1945)

A former Wren goes to buy her first civilian outfit for a job interview.

TOURISTS 1943 STYLE

Tourists 1943 Style (1943)

British soldiers mark the places they have visited in the Middle East.

VITAL WORK BY WOMEN SPECIALISTS aka SOUTH AFRICA ATS TRAIN AS GUN AIMERS

Vital Work By Women Specialists AKA South Africa Ats Train As Gun Aimers (1939)

Good story...

TRAILER - RESETTLEMENT ADVICE CENTRE

Trailer - Resettlement Advice Centre (1946)

A short trailer film telling people what opportunities...

DUCHESS OF KENT SPEAK ON W.R.N.S.

Duchess Of Kent Speak On W.R.N.S. (1940)

The Duchess of Kent talks about the W.R.N.S. Greenwich.

FUNERAL OF US WOMAN OFFICER

Funeral Of Us Woman Officer

Funeral ceremony for unidentified American and British women...

FLEET AIR-ARM ON PARADE - BANDS ETC

Fleet Air-Arm On Parade - Bands Etc (1939)

Naval cadets and Wrens' marching band drilling on parade...

 

 

GENERAL HERSHEY SPEAKS ON 'NEW DEAL'

General Hershey Speaks On 'new Deal' (1948)

General Lewis Hershey makes speech about new draft...

NATIONAL SERVICE RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA aka NATIONAL SERVICE RETURNS IN AUSTRALIA

National Service Returns To Australia AKA National Service Returns In Australia (1965)

Young...

LEAFLET FOR THE NEW NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE - ENGLISH VERSION

Leaflet For The New National Health Service - English Version (1944-1945)

Voice over informs people...

LEAFLET FOR THE NEW NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE - SCOTTISH VERSION

Leaflet For The New National Health Service - Scottish Version (1944-1945)

Voice over informs people...

NEW NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

New National Health Service (1944-1945)

Message to fill in application form and 'Don't Forget, Choose Your...

KING AND QUEEN WITH THE NAVY

King And Queen With The Navy (1941)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth inspect naval personnel in...

RECRUITING WOMEN - TRAILER

Recruiting Women - Trailer (1942)

Government trailer urging women to join the ATS, WRNS and WAAF.

TRAILER - LEARN TO COOK

Trailer - Learn To Cook (1942)

Trailer urging women to become cooks for the forces.

WOMEN AND THE WAR

Women And The War (1940)

Wrens, the ATS and the South African Womens Auxiliary Air Force show their role...

WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA issue title is ON THE MARK

Women Of Australia Issue Title Is On The Mark (1942)

A look at valiant contribution of the...

ANY QUESTIONS - RECRUITING WOMEN

Any Questions - Recruiting Women (1943)

Ministry of Information recruitment drive to get women to...

A.T.S. OVERSEAS

A.T.S. Overseas (1943)

Women of A.T.S. arrive to Nairobi for their service in East Africa.

QUEEN VISITS SALVAGE CENTRES

Queen Visits Salvage Centres (1941)

Queen visits centre where tins, glass bottles and paper have been...

ST GEORGE'S DAY

St George's Day (1941)

Royal Northumberland Fusiliers wear red and white roses in their caps on St....

SNAPSHOTS FROM TWO FRONTS

Snapshots From Two Fronts (1945)

Latest news of Allied activities from Eastern and Western European...

HAVEN - QUAKERS ESTABLISH NY REFUGEE FARM LNER

Haven - Quakers Establish Ny Refugee Farm Lner (1938)

Austrian and German refugees take part in an...

UP THE TERRIERS aka TERRITORIAL ARMY RECRUITING

Up The Terriers AKA Territorial Army Recruiting (1939)

Footage of new national service recruiting...

'WASSIES' IN THE MIDDLE EAST

'wassies' In The Middle East (1942)

South African Women's Auxiliary Army Service - Wassies - go about...

WHEN JACK COMES ASHORE

When Jack Comes Ashore (1942)

Nice item showing how sailors spend a day ashore in Plymouth.

PREMIER AND HOME GUARD

Premier And Home Guard (1942)

Winston Churchill makes a speech to the Civil Service Battalion of the...

BETWEEN ROUNDS

Between Rounds (1942)

Nice story showing an ENSA company entertaining soldiers in the desert.

HOW YOU CAN DEAL WITH INCENDIARY BOMBS

How You Can Deal With Incendiary Bombs (1940)

Public information showing how people can deal with an...

KING AND QUEEN WITH INDIAN TROOPS

King And Queen With Indian Troops (1940)

King George VI inspects men of the Royal Indian Service...

THE ARMY OF A DREAM

The Army Of A Dream (1935)

A huge model army is seen in a display at the Royal United Services Museum.

DUCHESS OF KENT AT PORTSMOUTH

Duchess Of Kent At Portsmouth (1952)

The Duchess of Kent presents new colours to sailors at...

COL. CARNE, V.C.  D.S.O.

Col. Carne, V.C. D.S.O. (1953)

Colonel Carne of the Glosters receives V. C. and D.S.O. for his...

PATHE NEWS SPECIAL aka PRINCESS ELIZABETH VISIT TO PORTSMOUTH

Pathe News Special AKA Princess Elizabeth Visit To Portsmouth (1951)

Princess Elizabeth visits...

WRENS - ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE issue title - HOW TIME FLIES !

Wrens - Royal Naval College Issue Title - How Time Flies ! (1940)

Footage of WRENS in training...

WRENS

Wrens (1942)

Ladies from the Women's Royal Naval Service deliver mail to various ships from a launch.

ATS  DRIVERS issue title UP AND OVER

Ats Drivers Issue Title Up And Over (1942)

Good shots of ATS women driving trucks and motorbikes at...

P.T. WITH SHELLS issue title is MUM'S THE WORD!

P.T. With Shells Issue Title Is Mum's The Word! (1943)

Gunners exercise by lifting dummy shells,...

FIREMEN ON MUNITIONS NFS ON MUNITIONS issue title is OUT AND ABOUT

Firemen On Munitions Nfs On Munitions Issue Title Is Out And About (1944)

Firemen do war work...

GIRLS ON MOTORBIKES aka NFS GIRL MOTORCYCLISTS, on sleeve as GIRLSON MOTORBIKES...

Girls On Motorbikes AKA Nfs Girl Motorcyclists, On Sleeve As Girlson Motorbikes... (1944)

Female...

TORPEDOES aka TORPEDO PLANES

Torpedoes AKA Torpedo Planes (1944)

A look at a torpedo workshop in South Africa and a test run on an...

CANADIANS SEND TROOPS

Canadians Send Troops (1964)

Canadian troops arrive in Cyprus to help with UN peace keeping work.

NAVY WEEK

Navy Week (1969)

People go aboard ships and submarines on the Navy's open day at Portsmouth.

SAILOR'S RETURN

Sailor's Return (1946)

Wren Pat Downing returns to her home fishing village and helps her Dad catch...

QUEEN HONOURS A.T.S.

Queen Honours A.T.S. (1943)

Queen salutes as the members of the ATS march past Buckingham Palace.

GIRLS AND GUNS! aka GIRLS & GUNS!

Girls And Guns! AKA Girls & Guns! (1942)

Women of the South African ATS get training in aiming...

HOSPITAL CAR SERVICE APPEAL

Hospital Car Service Appeal (1946)

Trailer asking for people to use their cars to ferry the sick and...

DUCHESS OF KENT

Duchess Of Kent (1940)

Duchess of Kent, Commandant of Women's Royal Naval Service addresses the public.

CINDERAGELLA OR RAGS TO STITCHES

Cinderagella Or Rags To Stitches (1944)

Cartoon showing that rags should be recycled.

COME ON GIRLS JOIN THE ATS

Come On Girls Join The Ats (1944)

Lady requests girls to enrol as volunteers for ATS and explains what...