First British Troops Arrive In China - Shanghai 1927

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Item title reads: "First British troops arrive in China - Shanghai. The Punjabi Battalion-Vanguard of our Defence Force of 16, 000- sent to protect British lives and interests, march through International Settlement."

Shanghai, China

A long line of troops all wearing turbans, make...

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Cataloguer:
Margaret
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
33086
Sort Number:
G 1377
Time in/Out:
01:21:35:00 / 01:22:58:00
Canister:
G 1377
Film ID:
672.14
Issue Date:
1927

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