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ENGLAND ANSWERS THE CALL

England Answers The Call (1914-1918)

Footage emphasises huge numbers of Britons who answered Lord...

FOLLOW THE DRUM - HOW THE COUNTRY IS RESPONDING TO THE KING'S APPEAL

Follow The Drum - How The Country Is Responding To The King's Appeal (1914-1918)

Britain's mass...

FOLLOW THE DRUM - HOW THE COUNTRY IS RESPONDING TO KING'S APPEAL

Follow The Drum - How The Country Is Responding To King's Appeal (1914-1918)

Footage of military...

LORD FRENCH REVIEWS 1,400 VOLUNTEERS

Lord French Reviews 1,400 Volunteers (1914-1918)

Lord French reviews volunteer troops in Chelmsford.

DUKE OF CONNAUGHT REVIEWS VOLUNTEERS AT BIRMINGHAM

Duke Of Connaught Reviews Volunteers At Birmingham (1914-1918)

Duke of Connaught inspects volunteer...

GENERAL SIR FRANCIS LLOYD INSPECTS VOLUNTEERS

General Sir Francis Lloyd Inspects Volunteers (1914-1918)

Lines of soldiers inspected in street by...

TSAR OF RUSSIA

Tsar Of Russia (1914-1918)

Montage of footage relating to Tsar of Russia and family, Russian Revolution.

 

 

RECRUITS INSPECTED

Recruits Inspected (1914-1918)

Earl of Essex inspects new recruits to British army.

TIME TO REMEMBER - OVER BY CHRISTMAS  1914  - record d - reel 1

Time To Remember - Over By Christmas 1914 - Record D - Reel 1 (1914)

Events of 1914 - World...

FIVE REIGNS reel 2

Five Reigns Reel 2 (1914-1918)

Historic events during the reign of five British Monarchs.

LORD FRENCH

Lord French (1917)

Lord French and officers inspect troops and volunteers in Exeter. Devon.

HERE'S TO THE MEMORY - part 5

Here's To The Memory - Part 5 (1920-1959)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...

NEW RAF RECRUITING VAN aka LONDON

New RAF Recruiting Van AKA London (1937)

Lord Swinton inspects mobile RAF recruitment office.

WASHINGTON

Washington (1937)

Parade of American defence Forces in 'Mobilization For Peace'.

A ROYAL PROCLAMATION

A Royal Proclamation (1938)

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

DUCHESS OF KENT WITH THE WRNS

Duchess Of Kent With The Wrns (1940)

Princess Marina visits members of the Women's Royal Naval...

CANADA'S ARMY GROWS

Canada's Army Grows (1940)

Earl of Athlone and PM Mackenzie King inspecting Canadian troops.

DUCHESS OF KENT

Duchess Of Kent (1940)

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

A ROCKEFELLER JOINS UP Dublin issue

A Rockefeller Joins Up Dublin Issue (1941)

Winthrop Rockefeller signs up for army.

16 MILLION SIGN UP WITH UNCLE SAM! aka ROOSEVELT SPEAKS ON CALL UP

16 Million Sign Up With Uncle Sam! AKA Roosevelt Speaks On Call Up (1941)

Good shots of...

CALL-UP FOR ATS aka ATS JOINS UNITS

Call-Up For Ats AKA Ats Joins Units (1942)

Great footage of women arriving at a depot and joining the...

AMERICA ON WAR - 1942

America On War - 1942 (1942)

Ceremony in Washington calls all to support the American war needs.

KITTING OUT AN ARMY

Kitting Out An Army (1942)

British Army picks up recruits in the Middle East.

CLARK GABLE SPEAKS OF US AIR FORCE

Clark Gable Speaks Of Us Air Force (1942)

Clark Gable in USAF uniform gives speech helping air force...

A CALL TO ARMS - MARSHAL SMUTS aka A CALL TO ARMS BY FIELD MARSHAL SMUTS

A Call To Arms - Marshal Smuts AKA A Call To Arms By Field Marshal Smuts (1943)

Marshal Smuts...

MONTY'S APPEAL FOR THE TERRITORIAL ARMY

Monty's Appeal For The Territorial Army (1947)

Appeal for Territorial Army troops by Lord Montgomery...

TERRITORIAL ARMY RECRUITMENT

Territorial Army Recruitment (1947)

An appeal by General Lund for men and women to join the...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH VISITS ROYAL MARINE DEPOT

Duke Of Edinburgh Visits Royal Marine Depot (1957)

Duke of Edinburgh tours royal marine depot at...