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TANKS AND MORE TANKS

Tanks And More Tanks (1941)

Tank crew recruits practice in mock gun turrets and then in real thing on...

BRITAIN NEVER CALLED IN VAIN!

Britain Never Called In Vain! (1931)

New recruits join up with the British Army.

A ROYAL PROCLAMATION

A Royal Proclamation (1938)

A royal proclamation is read out before a crowd of people. London....

NEW RECRUITS

New Recruits (1940)

New recruits to the Army are given uniforms and taught how to march.

 KOREANS CONSCRIPTED IN SEOUL

Koreans Conscripted In Seoul (1950-1959)

New recruits for South Korean army have medical examinations.

PUTTING THEM THROUGH THEIR PACES! aka SOUTH AFRICAN TROOPS

Putting Them Through Their Paces! AKA South African Troops (1941)

New recruits get drill and...

AUSTRALIAN RECRUITING FOR KOREA BEGINS

Australian Recruiting For Korea Begins (1950)

Australians start recruiting for the war in Korea.

 

 

SYRIA TRAINS VOLUNTEERS

Syria Trains Volunteers (1957)

Men and women volunteers training to be soldiers, Syria.

FROM CEYLON

From Ceylon (1916)

Volunteers who travelled on the torpedoed boat 'Ville de Ciotat' arrive in London to...

TO FIGHT FOR THE MOTHERLAND

To Fight For The Motherland (1916)

New recruits joining up at a makeshift army recruiting office in...

ANSWERING THE CALL

Answering The Call (1910-1919)

Footage of soldiers signing up to join the army ?

GREEK RECRUITS TRAINING

Greek Recruits Training (1940)

Footage of Greek soldiers in training. Greece.

NEW RECRUITS AT WOOLWICH - CIVILIANS PARADE

New Recruits At Woolwich - Civilians Parade (1914-1918)

New recruits take oath on parade ground in...

ARMY RECRUITING SELECTION CENTRES

Army Recruiting Selection Centres (1957)

New psychological and medical tests used to assess army...

NEW MORTAR GUN

New Mortar Gun (1950-1959)

Shots of sailors operating radio and firing mortar guns at sea.

 FRANCE

France (1910-1919)

Troops and new recruits depart on trains in pre-WWI France.

VISIONS RETROSPECTIVES

Visions Retrospectives (1910-1919)

Quick shots of France at the start of WWI.

SHEFFIELD MAYOR SPECIAL

Sheffield Mayor Special (1939-1945)

Lord Mayor speaks on national service in time of war

BRITISH TROOPS REVIEWED

British Troops Reviewed (1914-1918)

Troops reviewed in city street before a crowd of spectators.

EMPLOYEES OF WESTINGHOUSE CO. JOIN ARMY  aka WESTINGHOUSE WORKERS JOIN ARMY

Employees Of Westinghouse Co. Join Army AKA Westinghouse Workers Join Army (1914-1918)

Employees...

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

Footage...

LORD KITCHENER - GREAT PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION OF LOYALTY TO K OF K

Lord Kitchener - Great Public Demonstration Of Loyalty To K Of K (1914-1918)

Soldiers and civilians...

ENGLISH RECRUITS TRAIN FOR BATTLE

English Recruits Train For Battle (1910-1919)

Footage of the army recruits in training.

KITCHENER'S RECRUITS

Kitchener's Recruits (1915)

Footage of British volunteers.

US TROOPS IN TRAINING aka AMERICAN TROOP MANOEUVRES Dublin issue

Us Troops In Training AKA American Troop Manoeuvres Dublin Issue (1941)

New recruits are put...

THE TWENTY YEAR OLDS SIGN ON

The Twenty Year Olds Sign On (1941)

Young women born in 1920 register for their National Service.

FALL IN AND FLY

Fall In And Fly (1940)

Great story about the training of new RAF pilots.

AIRMEN TRAIN IN SOUTH AFRICA

Airmen Train In South Africa (1940)

RAF men learn to fly and maintain planes in the clear skies of...

GERMANS BECOME CIVY SOLDIERS

Germans Become Civy Soldiers (1951)

Germans and refugees receive month's training as part of...

THE NEW WEHRMACHT aka GERMAN ARMY REBORN

The New Wehrmacht AKA German Army Reborn (1956)

Recruits of the new Wehrmacht draw their uniforms -...

CIVVY SUIT TO BATTLE DRESS

Civvy Suit To Battle Dress (1946)

Young man leaves home and joins army - we see his first few days in...

ARP POSTERS - 1936 aka A.R.P. POSTER 1936

Arp Posters - 1936 AKA A.R.P. Poster 1936 (1936)

Close shots of poster encouraging people to play a...

GERMAN RECRUITS

German Recruits (1939)

Men joining the German army get fitted out with their kit and start training.

PROCLAMATION NAVY RESERVE CALL UP 1938

Proclamation Navy Reserve Call Up 1938 (1939)

The proclamation is read calling up Naval Reservists...

RECRUITING IN MALAYA

Recruiting In Malaya (1941)

Army recruiting troops in Malaya.

SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY RECRUITS aka HATS OFF TO THESE YOUNG MEN

South African Army Recruits AKA Hats Off To These Young Men (1945)

South African newsreel item...

REBELS CAPTURED IN ALGERIA

Rebels Captured In Algeria (1955)

New recruits arrive at G.M.P.R. headquarters receive equipment,...

AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE POLICE TRAINING

Australian Motorcycle Police Training (1966)

Motorcycle police recruits in training at St Ives.

MARRIED MEN CALLED UP  - LAST FAREWELLS IN LONDON

Married Men Called Up - Last Farewells In London (1916)

Married men called up - bidding goodbye...

NEW ZEALAND RECRUITS

New Zealand Recruits (1917)

Footage of New Zealand recruits in training. Trenthan in New Zealand.

RECRUITS ON LONG MARCH aka NO PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY

Recruits On Long March AKA No Peace Without Victory (1917)

Masses of new British Army recruits...

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT REVIEWS ESSEX VOLUNTEERS

Duke Of Connaught Reviews Essex Volunteers (1917)

Duke of Connaught reviews Essex Volunteers

RECRUITS FROM USA

Recruits From USA (1917)

Americans volunteer for British army. Whitehall, London.

THE RECRUITING BOOM

The Recruiting Boom (1915)

Recruiting boom - Miss Shirley Kellogg appeals for recruits at Trafalgar...

THE ANSWER TO THE CALL

The Answer To The Call (1914-1918)

Newly recruited men march along street.

RECRUITING SCENES IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Recruiting Scenes In Trafalgar Square (1914-1918)

Footage being recruited in Trafalgar Square, London.

CROWDS OUTSIDE A GOVERNMENT OFFICE

Crowds Outside A Government Office (1914-1918)

Men waiting to enlist outside building.

TROOPS IN TRAINING

Troops In Training (1914-1918)

New recruits do physical training exercises.

AMERICAN SOLDIERS WITH LEWIS GUNS

American Soldiers With Lewis Guns (1914-1918)

American soldiers in training.

IN KHAKI - AT EIGHTY MARK AYE

In Khaki - At Eighty Mark Aye (1914-1918)

80-year-old Crimean veteran Mark Aye poses in his army uniform...