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Men Of The BEF Resting 1940
Description
Full title reads: "Men of the BEF Resting".
VS of soldiers of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) rescued from Dunkirk at a rest camp under canvas in England. Good shots of the men singing 'Roll out the barrel' writing letters and generally relaxing in the sun outside their tents, also shots...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 20849
- Sort Number:
- 40/047
- Time in/Out:
- 01:23:30:00 / 01:24:39:00
- Canister:
- 40/47
- Film ID:
- 1047.17
- Issue Date:
- 10/06/1940
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