Meet The Oxford Crew 1937

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Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Camera pans along line of young men - the Oxford crew. This is the Oxford Rowing Team which will compete with Cambridge in this year's Oxford v Cambridge boat race....

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
13435
Sort Number:
37/017
Time in/Out:
01:18:16:00 / 01:19:28:00
Canister:
37/17
Film ID:
913.07
Issue Date:
01/03/1937

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  • The men seen here are:

    Mike Ashby, Jock Lewes (President of the Oxford University Boat Club), David Mynors, Ronnie Rowe, Paul Burrough, John "Jan" Sturrock, Conrad Cherry (sadly killed in action during WWII), Brian Hodgson and Gordon Merrifield.

    jamied 17th Mar 2012
  • Brilliant - thanks. Sad to hear about Conrad Cherry - anyone know what happened to the others?

    British Pathé 11th May 2012

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