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AIRFIELD

Airfield (1945)

Loading planes with food rations at American airfield.

US TROOPS DISEMBARKING

Us Troops Disembarking (1944)

American infantry troops getting on board landing craft.

AIRFIELD

Airfield (1945)

Loading planes with food rations at American airfield.

 CHILDREN'S DINNER PARTY

Children's Dinner Party (1940)

Soldiers serve children at party.

COMFORTS FOR SEAMEN

Comforts For Seamen (1940)

Sailors arriving back in port get gifts and food from volunteers.

US SOLDIERS RATIONS

Us Soldiers Rations (1944)

American soldiers collecting food from open air canteen.

BRITISH SOLDIERS ON LEAVE IN SLOVAKIA

British Soldiers On Leave In Slovakia (1946)

Footage of British soldiers skiing in Slovakia.

 

 

FOOD HOARD FOUND

Food Hoard Found (1947)

Police and military find hidden food in Italian village - Italian 'kulaks'...

CAMP SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN

Camp Schools For Children (1941)

Educational camp for evacuees, some good shots of kids in classroom.

HAM AND EGGS FROM U.S.A.

Ham And Eggs From U.S.A. (1941)

A consignment of ham and eggs arrives in Britain from America.

ATHENS AFTERMATH

Athens Aftermath (1945)

People of Athens receive food rations from Britain and America.

WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT IT - THE STRIKE AND YOU

What You Said About It - The Strike And You (1947)

Jon Parsons asks the people on the street what...

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS FOR FORCES OVERSEAS

Christmas Puddings For Forces Overseas (1938)

Hundreds of Christmas puddings are prepared, cooked...

GREECE GETS THE TOOLS

Greece Gets The Tools (1948)

Greece receives American aid - food and tools.

WAR NEWS FROM ITALY!

War News From Italy! (1944)

American troops provide much needed for for an Italian village.

US SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN AT CAMP

Us Servicemen And Women At Camp (1944)

Footage of US servicemen and women at woodland camp.

TROOPS REST AND EAT

Troops Rest And Eat (1945)

British troops resting.

SOLDIERS TRAINING ON FARM

Soldiers Training On Farm (1940)

French soldiers in training at countryside camp.

BRITISH TRAWLER WITH FRESH FOOD

British Trawler With Fresh Food (1944)

Small trawler takes supplies out to Royal Navy warships...

TURTLE AND SNAKE CATCHING

Turtle And Snake Catching (1947)

Aborigines catch turtles and snakes in Darwin, Australia.

BERLIN AIRLIFT

Berlin Airlift (1948)

Sacks of flour for Berlin unloaded from Dakotas onto trucks by soldiers.

WAR GARDENS' SPLENDID YIELD

War Gardens' Splendid Yield (1914-1918)

Celebration of harvest in war gardens. Leyton, Greater London.

FOREIGN TROOPS IN EGYPT

Foreign Troops In Egypt (1910-1919)

Army camp in Egypt.

FOOD SHORTAGE - AMSTERDAM

Food Shortage - Amsterdam (1914-1918)

People marching through streets of Amsterdam carrying banners....

THE GERMAN NAVY ENTERTAIN

The German Navy Entertain (1934)

German Navy officers entertain children onboard one of their ships.

EATS FOR LONELY MEN!

Eats For Lonely Men! (1940)

Good shots of ATS girls preparing food for soldiers at lonely army guard...

BREAD LINE IN NAPLES

Bread Line In Naples (1943)

As the white flower arrives in Naples and bakeries bake white bread, people...

SAVE BREAD - TRAILER

Save Bread - Trailer (1943)

Ministry of Information film urging people to eat less and save bread.

FOOD AND CLOTHES FOR PARIS aka SUPPLIES FOR PARIS or CLOTHING FOR PARIS

Food And Clothes For Paris AKA Supplies For Paris Or Clothing For Paris (1944)

Emergency...

EXODUS

Exodus (1945)

German civilians moved across frontiers & Japanese prisoners shipped to Rampang Island.

AND VERY NICE TOO

And Very Nice Too (1927)

Young soldiers learn the art of cookery.

REAL EGGS BEFORE AND AFTER

Real Eggs Before And After (1944)

Eggs are turned into dried powder form at a factory.

GETTING READY FOR THE GRAND MANOEUVRES

Getting Ready For The Grand Manoeuvres (1925)

Improvements in the army include new tanks, tractors...

GETTING READY FOR THE GRAND MANOEUVRES TINTED

Getting Ready For The Grand Manoeuvres Tinted (1925)

Improvements in the army include new tanks,...

MUSIC IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Music In Trafalgar Square (1940)

The Band of the Grenadier Guards perform for London's lunchtime...

TESTING ATS COOKS

Testing Ats Cooks (1940)

Women of the ATS are training to cook meals on wood fired field ovens.

BRITISH TROOPS INSTRUCT WESTERN UNION ARMIES

British Troops Instruct Western Union Armies (1949)

British anti-aircraft troops show off their...

ABYSSINIA WAR ROLL 4

Abyssinia War Roll 4 (1936)

Material from the Italian invasion of Abyssinia.

TROOPS LAND IN FRANCE 1939

Troops Land In France 1939 (1939)

British troops land in France at the start of the war - late 1939.

TROOPS DISEMBARKING AT SOUTHAMPTON - JUNE 1940

Troops Disembarking At Southampton - June 1940 (1940)

British troops at Southampton after...

BERLIN

Berlin (1946)

Black market traders are rounded up by the police in Berlin.

RUSSIAN FIELD HOSPITAL

Russian Field Hospital

Russian field hospital - village people help in patients care.

AMERICAN PRODUCE FOR BRITAIN

American Produce For Britain (1941)

A cargo ship is unloads supplies of cheese and eggs in British...

CIVIL WAR

Civil War

Transport strikes bring the country to a halt and bring the police and troops onto the...

ANTI QUEUE DEMO IN LONDON

Anti Queue Demo In London (1935)

Members of the Housewives League protesting against food queuing....

BURMESE VILLAGERS - MOUNTBATTEN VISITS TROOPS

Burmese Villagers - Mountbatten Visits Troops (1944)

Burmese people on side of road & Lord...

BRITISH EVACUEES FROM PALESTINE

British Evacuees From Palestine (1947)

Women and children evacuees from Palestine at camp in Cairo,...

HIGH RANKING OFFICERS MEET

High Ranking Officers Meet (1945)

American and Russian high ranking officers meet at a banquet.

FILIPINOS ARMED TO FIGHT JAPANESE

Filipinos Armed To Fight Japanese (1945)

Filipino guerillas join Americans to fight Japanese -...

FOOD STORY - SMITHFIELD MARKET

Food Story - Smithfield Market (1947)

Army brought in to deliver meat to and from Smithfield Market -...