British Army Manoeuvres AKA British Army… 1925

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Item title reads - British Army Manoeuvres. 50,000 troops take part in "Great War of 1925" between Mercia-Force - v. Wessex-Mobility. Somewhere in Hampshire.

Intertitle - 'the opening day.....mud and continuous rain made conditions that almost rivalled Flanders!' M/S as the soldiers walk through...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
19826
Sort Number:
G 1227
Time in/Out:
01:27:19:00 / 01:30:17:00
Canister:
G 1227
Film ID:
422.17
Issue Date:
24/09/1925

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