Naval Barracks AKA Christmas Dinner And… 1914

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Naval barracks. Location of events unknown.

World War One. Military; holidays. Christmas in the Royal Navy barracks: sailors get ration of rum and a traditional Christmas dinner. Navy chefs moving pans around; etc. Issue of Christmas rum is distributed. One guy pumps rum out of a faucet into...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
71328
Sort Number:
ON 037 J
Time in/Out:
01:08:15:00 / 01:10:54:00
Canister:
ON 037 J
Film ID:
1862.10
Issue Date:

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