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SPORTS CONTESTS BY CANADIAN SOLDIERS aka CANADIANS AT BUXTON - PART 2

Sports Contests By Canadian Soldiers AKA Canadians At Buxton - Part 2 (1914-1918)

Sports Contests...

Horse breaking by American Cowboy Soldiers

Horse Breaking By American Cowboy Soldiers (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers breaking in would horses.

DIFFICULTIES OF MOUNTAIN WARFARE

Difficulties Of Mountain Warfare (1918)

Soldiers on advance patrol in Italian Alps.

Cinema showing Propaganda Film

Cinema Showing Propaganda Film (1917)

Footage of crowds packed outside West End cinema. London.

Sports Meet for Irish Guards

Sports Meet For Irish Guards (1918)

Irish Guards take part in athletics meeting.

IRISH GUARDS' SPORTS MEETING

Irish Guards' Sports Meeting (1918)

Irish Guards compete in sports meeting during the First World War.

CANADIANS AT SLOUGH - REMARKABLE TENT PEGGING AND BASEBALL COMPETITION

Canadians At Slough - Remarkable Tent Pegging And Baseball Competition (1914-1918)

Canadian...

 

 

MUNITIONEERS V WOUNDED TOMMIES

Munitioneers V Wounded Tommies (1914-1918)

Football:...

GREAT MILITARY TRACTOR COMPETITION

Great Military Tractor Competition (1918)

Footage of tractor races.

ISLINGTON'S GARDEN PARTY TO [sic] WOUNDED

Islington's Garden Party To [sic] Wounded (1918)

Islington presents outdoor party with boxing and...

ALLIED SOLDIERS SPORTS

Allied Soldiers Sports (1914-1918)

Allied soldiers races - running, bicycle, motorbike.

INTERNED SAILORS IN HOLLAND

Interned Sailors In Holland (1914-1918)

German POW Sailors in Camp

MASS PHYSICAL TRAINING

Mass Physical Training (1914-1918)

Field full of lines of soldiers doing push-ups.

WOUNDED SOLDIERS AT CHESTER

Wounded Soldiers At Chester (1914-1918)

Wounded soldiers attend races at Chester.

WOUNDED SOLDIERS PLAYING GOLF

Wounded Soldiers Playing Golf (1914-1918)

Wounded soldiers play golf.

COMFORTS FOR TOMMY

Comforts For Tommy (1914-1918)

Princess Alexandra of Teck opens club for soldiers at Crowborough.

MILITARY SPORTS

Military Sports (1914-1918)

Light-hearted military sports events.

TOMMY ATKINS JUNIOR

Tommy Atkins Junior (1914-1918)

Little boy dressed as a soldier does guard duty outside a building.

XMAS AT FRONT

Xmas At Front (1914-1918)

Footage of troops unwrapping presents on the Western Front.

GRONIGEN - HOLLAND BRITISH SAILORS SPORTS

Gronigen - Holland British Sailors Sports (1914-1918)

Sports competition British sailors in Holland.

KITCHENER'S ARMY IN TRAINING

Kitchener's Army In Training (1914-1918)

New British army recruits wrestling and boxing.

IRISH DERBY SCENES

Irish Derby Scenes (1914-1918)

Horse racing: Footage of the Irish Derby.

 FRENCH TROOPS RESTING IN DIXMUNDE

French Troops Resting In Dixmunde (1918)

French troops resting outside house in Belgium towards end...

 FATHER CHRISTMAS

Father Christmas (1914-1918)

Father Christmas hands out presents to kids in Hackney.

SPORTS AT GLOUCESTER

Sports At Gloucester (1914-1918)

Women war workers march to advertise their sports day plus footage of...

LONDON TELEPHONE GIRLS

London Telephone Girls (1914-1918)

Girls dressed as clowns play hockey match and pose with wounded soldiers.

Office of Works Sports

Office Of Works Sports (1920-1929)

Footage of Office works sports day - a variety of sporting events.

MANCHESTER CAN TAKE IT

Manchester Can Take It (1941)

Despite Blitz, Manchester puts on its usual Circus.

NEW YEAR'S DINNER

New Year's Dinner (1920)

Disabled ex-servicemen are seen arriving for a New Year Dinner.

ON LEAVE IN CAIRO

On Leave In Cairo (1942)

We follow two British soldiers called Nobby and Ginger as they spend their...

FOOTBALL INTERNATIONAL AT WEMBLEY

Football International At Wembley (1942)

England play Scotland in International Football match at...

SAUSAGE AND VEG

Sausage And Veg (1940)

Men of an RAF barrage balloon unit spend their free time planting vegetables.

REPARATIONS WEEK

Reparations Week (1921)

Allied leaders including Marshal Foch and Aristide Briand join Lloyd George at...

SELFRIDGES

Selfridges (1943)

A charity event in aid of the armed forces is held on the roof of Selfridges department...

AUSSIE BAND AND DANCE issue title is SWING TIME

Aussie Band And Dance Issue Title Is Swing Time (1943)

Australian soldiers' swing band, plus...

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL issue title is SWING TIME

Women's Football Issue Title Is Swing Time (1943)

Women's football match between munitions workers...

KEEP THEM RUNNING aka KEEP 'EM RUNNING

Keep Them Running AKA Keep 'em Running (1945)

Despite the war, Victor Smyth still trains racehorses...

14TH JULY CELEBRATIONS, FRANCE

14th July Celebrations, France (1916)

France celebrates Bastille Day in spite of the continuing war.

THE SPIRIT THAT CONQUERS

The Spirit That Conquers (1914-1920)

Disabled servicemen have tug of war watched by Lord Cheylesmore.

SEABISCUIT WINS RACE AT BALTIMORE

Seabiscuit Wins Race At Baltimore (1938)

'Seabiscuit' wins the Baltimore horse race against 'War...

HAPPY HOLIDAY FOR DISABLED

Happy Holiday For Disabled (1955)

Disabled men and women at Gorleston-on-Sea Holiday Camp enjoying...

CRUSADE - CHINESE FIREWORKS START RELIEF DRIVE aka CHINESE FIREWORKS - CHICAGO,...

Crusade - Chinese Fireworks Start Relief Drive AKA Chinese Fireworks - Chicago,... (1938)

Firework...

FRENCH AND POINCARE ON THE SPOT aka - ON THE SPOT WHERE THE GERMAN'S  WERE FIRST

French And Poincare On The Spot AKA - On The Spot Where The German's Were First (1922)

Lord...

HOLIDAYS AT HOME THIS YEAR

Holidays At Home This Year (1942)

Great shots of leisure activities, giving ideas for holidays at home...

ST. DAVID'S DAY WITH THE B.E.F. BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

St. David's Day With The B.E.F. British Expeditionary Force (1940)

Welsh troops in France...

ARMISTICE DAY IN THE U.S. - DUBLIN

Armistice Day In The U.S. - Dublin (1940)

Americans celebrate the Armistice Day.

NEW DOCUMENTS ROOM

New Documents Room (1968)

Lord Bernard Montgomery open new documents room at Imperial War Museum....

RECEPTION FOR WARRINGTON VC

Reception For Warrington Vc (1914-1918)

Official ceremony and reception for unknown soldier in town of...

AUSTRALIANS

Australians "At Home" With Mr And Mrs. Hughes (1918)

Australian PM Mr. Hughes hosts party for...

MINIATURE CLOCKS

Miniature Clocks (1960)

A collection of miniature clocks, most of them made by owner Stanley Wise of...