News In Brief AKA News Briefs Or Pictured… 1941

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Title reads: "News Brief".

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Various shots of Queen Elizabeth (later Queen Mother) inspecting a parade of Wrens (aka WRNS - Women's Royal Naval Service) of the Nore Command. M/S of the Wrens marching past. C/U of Queen Elizabeth. M/S of the Wrens marching...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38867
Sort Number:
41/043
Time in/Out:
01:52:08:00 / 01:53:18:00
Canister:
41/43
Film ID:
1115.42
Issue Date:
29/05/1941

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