Hospital Ship Docks At Home 1945

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Liverpool, Merseyside.

Various shots of the wounded men and repatriated prisoners leaving hospital ship Atlantis and boarding train to be transported to hospitals around the country. Various shots of the men leaving ship and crowd waving and cheering from the dock, brass band can be heard.

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
61108
Sort Number:
UN 0921 C
Time in/Out:
01:00:01:00 / 01:02:14:00
Canister:
UN 921 C
Film ID:
1889.01
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