Junior Leaders 1959

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Plymouth, Devon.

Great C/Us of a sergeant major, RSM Albert Young shouting orders (natural sound) to a troop of teenage boys of the Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion. They are inspected as they stand to attention on a parade ground.

We then see several shots of the boys in training,...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
2571
Sort Number:
CP 257
Time in/Out:
01:00:24:00 / 01:03:30:00
Canister:
CP 257
Film ID:
99.02
Issue Date:
30/11/1959

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  • I joined in Sep' '59 and remember that RSM easily enough: his face, voice and that he was a Scots Guardsman. He retired not long after that film was shot, and I'll never forget the stench of after-shave when he came up close and barked in my face. The C.O. and one of the sergeants are vaguely familiar.
    The I.J.L.B. was a great experience in general, for discipline and confidence-building. Jumping off that bridge nearly got me killed as I couldn't swim, but some of the lads dived in down-stream and saved me. The only other non-swimmer that day was my pal Rob Hindmarch who, ironically, died in a river crossing while serving in the SAS 6 years later.

    pnicholson 4th May 2013

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