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HOME GUARD NAVY

Home Guard Navy (1940)

Men of the Local Defence Volunteers get into their boats to defend the River...

POLISH FISHING PORT 'LEBA'

Polish Fishing Port 'leba' (1947)

Item showing sea training centre in Leba. Poland.

TURKISH RETREAT

Turkish Retreat (1914-1918)

Turkish Fleet in retreat.

BREATH CATCHING AEROBATICS

Breath Catching Aerobatics (1930)

Aerobatics and flying boats are all part of the attractions at a...

"Showing The Royal Air Force Flag" (1930)

A group of four flying boats take off for a tour of the...

"The Battle Of The Seine" (1933)

Barge workers use their boats to block the River as part of a strike.

OFF TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE

Off To The Peace Conference (1914-1919)

Mercantile marine delegates urge claims for compensation for...

 

 

THE ARMY TAKES OVER FLOOD TOWNS

The Army Takes Over Flood Towns (1947)

The army uses amphibious vehicles to help the people in the...

BURMA BACKGROUND

Burma Background (1944)

Burmese natives risk a treacherous journey to deliver supplies to British...

FLEETS REGATTA

Fleets Regatta (1925)

The Atlantic Fleet's regatta sails around the coast of Weymouth in Dorset.

THE SUBMARINE CHASERS

The Submarine Chasers (1917)

French Navy submarine chasers in the Mediterranean.

A DAY ABOARD A TROOPSHIP

A Day Aboard A Troopship (1914-1918)

Footage of Anzac troops exercising and relaxing on board troopship.

DESTROYER 'ALLEN'

Destroyer 'allen' (1914-1918)

Destroyer ship 'Allen' at sea.

BARGE BALLOON BARRAGE

Barge Balloon Barrage (1940)

Air Vice Marshal Boyle inspects boats and barges from which are flying...

Selected Originals - NAVY TESTS NEW M.T.B'S

Selected Originals - Navy Tests New M.T.B's (1951)

Material relating to newsreel story "Navy Tests...

JET GUNBOAT

Jet Gunboat (1948)

Royal Navy's first gas turbine ship - MG 2009 - is tested on Solent.

ARMY RIVER CROSSING

Army River Crossing (1948)

Good footage of Army Medical Corps making raft to cross river.

Building Pontoon Bridge AT AMSTERDAM

Building Pontoon Bridge At Amsterdam (1914-1918)

Soldiers build pontoon bridge at Amsterdam.

LORD MAYOR'S SHOW 1912

Lord Mayor's Show 1912 (1912)

A parade in the Lord Mayor's Show of 1912. London.

PRISONERS FROM GERMANY aka SHIP WELCOMED BY CHEERING CROWD

Prisoners From Germany AKA Ship Welcomed By Cheering Crowd (1914-1918)

Crowds welcome ship coming...

GERMAN SOLDIERS

German Soldiers (1914-1918)

German troops firing near water.

 VOLUNTEER RESERVE COMBINED OPERATIONS

Volunteer Reserve Combined Operations (1951)

Volunteer Reserve soldiers on exercises in Dorset.

FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA

For Those In Peril On The Sea (1925)

A new lifeboat is launched in Tees mouth, and British boats help...

W.R.N.S. AT THE HELM

W.R.N.S. At The Helm (1944)

Members of the Women's Royal Naval Service ferry their boat from ship to...

OPERATION DEADLIGHT

Operation Deadlight (1946)

Reel 3 of a 3 reel story about an attack on a U-boat by planes from an...

TOWERS OF WAR

Towers Of War (1920)

An item showing the "Towers of War", a floating armed fortress.

ABYSSINIA WAR ROLL 2

Abyssinia War Roll 2 (1936)

Material from the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.

GERMAN BLOCKADE FIASCO

German Blockade Fiasco (1917)

American merchant ship the 'Rochester' gets past German blockade and...

EVACUATION OF DUNKIRK

Evacuation Of Dunkirk (1940)

Evacuation of BEF (British Expeditionary Force) from Dunkirk beaches.

MAKING SURE

Making Sure (1940)

French naval divers check the destruction of a German U-Boat.

WORLD RECORD SALVING OP.

World Record Salving Op. (1925)

Eerie footage of the scuttled German fleet looking like ghost ships as...

WORLD NEWS - INDOCHINA

World News - Indochina (1950)

Anti-Red drive into Indochina.

Selected Originals - NAVY TESTS NEW M.T.B'S

Selected Originals - Navy Tests New M.T.B's (1951)

Material relating to newsreel story "Navy Tests...

GERMAN PRISONERS GOING HOME

German Prisoners Going Home (1914-1918)

Footage of German soldiers disembarking.

ITALY'S FLEET REVIEWED

Italy's Fleet Reviewed (1927)

Mussolini, in naval uniform, reviews the fleet at Ostia.

ARMY TRAINING - SOUTH AFRICAN

Army Training - South African (1942)

Good material of troops doing training, both PT and landing on...

HELIGOLAND BOMBED

Heligoland Bombed (1950)

Footage of the ruins on the bombed island of Heligoland.

LUSITANIA PARADE; AMBULANCES;

Lusitania Parade; Ambulances; (1914-1918)

Demonstrations for Red Cross. Ambulances at Charing Cross.

SHAH OF PERSIA INSPECTS BRITAIN'S LATEST 'K' BOATS

Shah Of Persia Inspects Britain's Latest 'k' Boats (1919)

Shah of Persia, Ahmed Mirza, with...

RAF'S NEWEST

RAF's Newest "Arm" (1932)

Fast launches demonstrate their speed in the seas off Southampton.

COAL STRIKE -IRELAND

Coal Strike -Ireland (1921)

Boats in the dock and empty coal wharfs show the effects of the coal...

THE BIG BANG THAT FAILED

The Big Bang That Failed (1923)

Divers and men in boats investigate why 400lbs of explosives failed to...

A GOAL FOR THE HUNS

A Goal For The Huns (1916)

Propaganda film to boost morale of British shipbuilders during WW1.

SIBERIA

Siberia (1920-1929)

Supplies are delivered to Siberia by train and ship plus street scenes from Northern China.

DUKE VISITS 'TS NEPTUNE'

Duke Visits 'ts Neptune' (1958)

Prince Philip pays a visit to Sea Cadets in Surbiton.

Wounded Soldiers' Outing on River

Wounded Soldiers' Outing On River (1914-1918)

Recovering soldier injured during the war relaxing on...

INVASION SCENES - HOLLAND

Invasion Scenes - Holland (1944)

British troops advancing through Holland.

GIANT PLANE OF THE AIR

Giant Plane Of The Air (1928)

A giant Flying Boat, the "Iris-Blackburn", takes off for the R.A.F. base...

FIRTH OF FORTH - AIR RAID SEQUEL

Firth Of Forth - Air Raid Sequel (1939)

Footage of injured German airmen after the raid of the Firth...

 INVASION SCENES

Invasion Scenes (1940)

Troops and German Prisoners of War make crossing over river.