Canadian Signal Corps 1943

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Unused / unissued material - date and locations unclear or unknown.

Out-takes from UN 848 A (CANADIAN SIGNALS UNIT) - see separate record for details.

An extra sequence not seen in the edited version shows four Canadian soldiers running across a field and holding onto some cable while...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
61697
Sort Number:
UN 0853 A
Time in/Out:
01:51:04:00 / 01:59:16:00
Canister:
UN 853 A
Film ID:
1959.11
Issue Date:

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