LV. Private Sheffield seated at table in his quarters. SV. Private Sheffield showing long service and good conduct stripes on arm. CU. Private Sheffield looking up at pictures on wall. SCU. Picture of army group. SCU. Various pictures of private Sheffield in frame. SV. Sheffield...
LV. Private Sheffield seated at table in his quarters. SV. Private Sheffield showing long service and good conduct stripes on arm. CU. Private Sheffield looking up at pictures on wall. SCU. Picture of army group. SCU. Various pictures of private Sheffield in frame. SV. Sheffield cleaning brass hat badge. SCU. Sheffield's best battle dress blouse on which are his medals, long service and good conduct stripes. SCU. Pan from old-fashioned picture of soldier to another. SCU. Sheffield buttoning blouse. Stripes and medals prominent. LV. Pathe reporter John Parsons meets Sheffield and two soldiers in denims. SV. Sheffield, in answer to question says (natural sound): 'I don't trouble about leave.' Q: 'Why is that'. A: 'Well, because, save a couple of coppers up, day up in London now and again, another day down at Brighton, two or three days at the Old Contemptibles and Bob's yer uncle. What more d'you want?' SCU. Soldier saying: 'Blimey Chuck, ain't yer bothered about promotion?' 'Promotion no, gawd blimey what do I want promotion for. I'm happy enough with me old pals.' SCU. Soldier says: 'After all this time in the army Chuck, what do you think about sergeant majors?' 'Sergeant majors...'
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
Comments (0)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.