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PRAYERS FOR VICTORY

Prayers For Victory (1922)

Southend football team attend church service.

GOING DOWN!

Going Down! (1930-1939)

A diver goes underwater to inspect the supports of Southend Pier.

SALVATION ARMY MEET TO ELECT NEW GENERAL

Salvation Army Meet To Elect New General (1954)

Salvation Army from different countries, showing...

JEWISH BATTALION UNIFORMS

Jewish Battalion Uniforms (1914-1918)

Shots of Jewish battalion.

AMBULANCES

Ambulances (1914-1918)

Footage of Ambulances being driven around corner.

FUNERAL

Funeral (1914-1918)

Various shots of a funeral - probably during world war one.

SALVATION ARMY HIGH COUNCIL

Salvation Army High Council (1929)

Salvation Army High Council delegates come from all over the world...

 

 

NEWS FLASHES - FOOTBALL IN THE MUD

News Flashes - Football In The Mud (1953)

Football in the mud at Leigh-on-Sea during a Coronation...

CHRISTMAS ROUNDUP - OLD FOLK'S PARTY

Christmas Roundup - Old Folk's Party (1955)

Southend organises Christmas dinner to the borough's old...

VISIONS RETROSPECTIVES

Visions Retrospectives (1910-1919)

Quick shots of France at the start of WWI.

50 AMBULANCES LEAVE FOR FRONT

50 Ambulances Leave For Front (1914-1918)

Ambulances set off from Yorkshire for the front.

THE JEWISH BATTALION READY

The Jewish Battalion Ready (1914-1918)

Soldiers of Jewish Battalion of British Army boxing and drilling at...

TO

To "Arrest" The Huns - Metropolitan Policemen's Response To The Latest Call (1918)

Footage...

HUN COLONIES

Hun Colonies (1914-1918)

New Zealand troops and officials at Euston railway station in London.

PRESENT OF AMBULANCES BY THE HIGH COMMISSIONER

Present Of Ambulances By The High Commissioner (1914-1918)

Ambulances presented by High Commissioner of...

JAPANESE DELEGATES

Japanese Delegates (1914-1918)

Delegates at peace talks.

OFF TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE

Off To The Peace Conference (1914-1919)

Mercantile marine delegates urge claims for compensation for...

POLICE 'ROLL OF FAME'

Police 'roll Of Fame' (1919)

Metropolitan policemen honour their fallen comrades with parade. London.

FRANCE'S DAY - IN HONOUR OF OUR GLORIOUS ALLY Part 1

France's Day - In Honour Of Our Glorious Ally Part 1 (1914-1918)

Women in French national costume sell...

FRANCE'S DAY - IN HONOUR OF OUR GLORIOUS ALLY Part 2

France's Day - In Honour Of Our Glorious Ally Part 2 (1914-1918)

Women in French costume selling Red...

FRENCH AMBULANCE

French Ambulance (1914-1918)

French medical team load stretcher onto ambulance, then soldiers pushing...

WAAC Hut OPENED in Trafalgar Square

Waac Hut Opened In Trafalgar Square (1914-1918)

Footage of WAAC hut in Trafalgar Square, London.

COLONIAL TROOPS

Colonial Troops (1914-1918)

Cavalry being trained, probably from Australia or New Zealand.

RUINS IN DIXMUNDE aka RUINS IN LARGE BUILDINGS

Ruins In Dixmunde AKA Ruins In Large Buildings (1914-1918)

Damaged buildings in war-torn town of...

TROOPS IN LONDON aka CROWD WATCHES MILITARY FUNERAL

Troops In London AKA Crowd Watches Military Funeral (1914-1918)

Crowds watch military funeral...

Ruins of Town

Ruins Of Town (1914-1918)

Footage of the remains of shelled town, possibly France.

JONES V.C.

Jones V.C. (1914-1918)

Item about soldier Thomas Alfred Jones who won the Victoria Cross.

MILLERAND - LORD KITCHENER & JOFFRE

Millerand - Lord Kitchener & Joffre (1914)

Shots of Alexandra Millerand, General Joffre and Lord...

CARICATURE OF THE KAISER IN WOOD

Caricature Of The Kaiser In Wood (1914-1918)

Caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II in wood that turns a handle...

CHURCH CONGRESS OPENS

Church Congress Opens (1920)

The Church Congress opens with a procession of Archbishops, Bishops and...

NOTTINGHAM A PORT

Nottingham A Port (1923)

Sir M. Barlow, Minister of Labour, opens a new lock at Stoke.

PRAYERS FOR VICTORY

Prayers For Victory (1922)

Southend United Football Team attend special service at local church.

MR. BALDWIN & CUTS

Mr. Baldwin & Cuts (1926)

Stanley Baldwin opens Harrow School's war memorial building.

MR. A. J. COOK

Mr. A. J. Cook (1926)

Miners' Secretary, A. J. Cook, unveils banner bearing portrait of Lenin and...

YORKSHIRE TRAIN DISASTER

Yorkshire Train Disaster (1948)

Eight people killed and many injured in London to Bradford express...

MILE OF BOOKS

Mile Of Books (1942)

The people of Stockton create a 2 mile long line of books for salvage. Cleveland.

MACHINE TO MEASURE FAT CONTENT

Machine To Measure Fat Content (1967)

A new machine can determine fat content in the body. Newcastle,...

AIR-SEA RESCUE

Air-Sea Rescue (1970)

Demonstration of new Air-Sea rescue service in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

PEA PUSHING

Pea Pushing (1969)

Pea pushing derby for charity in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

POLICE LEARN UNDERWATER RESCUE

Police Learn Underwater Rescue (1947)

Police demonstrating how to rescue people from drowning....

EMPRESS EUGENIE'S HOUSE AS HOSPITAL - PART 1

Empress Eugenie's House As Hospital - Part 1 (1914-1918)

A monk and a nurse give cigarettes to wounded...

RED CROSS RESCUE DOGS

Red Cross Rescue Dogs (1910-1919)

Red Cross rescue team and their dogs stage rescue exercise for the...

'STEADILY...  SHOULDER TO SHOULDER'

'steadily... Shoulder To Shoulder' (1930)

Veterans of the earliest campaigns of WWI are inspected by...

NEW SALVATION ARMY GENERAL

New Salvation Army General (1954)

General Osborn and Commander W. Kitchen.

THREE MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS SECT PREPARE TO LEAVE FOR EGYPT

Three Members Of Religious Sect Prepare To Leave For Egypt (1957)

Eric Smith and Sheila Ripley...

DR DUMBA AND COUNT BERNSTOFF

Dr Dumba And Count Bernstoff (1914-1918)

Dumba and Bernstoff; Ambassadors to United States from...

SERBIAN ARMY READY AGAIN aka SERBIAN SOLDIERS IN RELIGIOUS CEREMONY

Serbian Army Ready Again AKA Serbian Soldiers In Religious Ceremony (1916)

Serbian soldiers in...

ARMY VETERINARY CORPS

Army Veterinary Corps (1915)

Army Veterinary Corps treat injured horses.

LORD FRENCH INSPECTS CHURCH LADS

Lord French Inspects Church Lads (1914-1918)

Lord French inspects cadets of Church Lads Brigade.

PRINCESS VICTORIA OPENS  Y.W.C.A. HUT aka PRINCESS VICTORIA

Princess Victoria Opens Y.W.C.A. Hut AKA Princess Victoria (1914-1918)

Dedication ceremony for Young...