A Desert Rat Salutes Them 1946

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Title reads: "A Desert Rat Salutes Them".

El Alamein Anniversary Reunion.

Various shots of the reunion of the 'Desert Rats' at the 4th anniversary of the battle of El Alamein. Panning shot of ex-servicemen of the 8th army listening as Doreen Harris sings 'Lilli Marlene' (Doreen Harris...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
46003
Sort Number:
46/086
Time in/Out:
01:55:10:00 / 01:57:27:00
Canister:
46/86
Film ID:
1412.37
Issue Date:
28/10/1946

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