Now At The Front 1916

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Now At The Front - the Royal Welsh Fusiliers leaving Conway, north Wales.

Royal Welsh Fusiliers leaving for the front. Lined up soldiers do rifle drill; march. Outside long low army building: 5 soldiers step forward a few yards; stand in a row. Many men marching past barracks; mountains vaguely...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
71567
Sort Number:
ON 023 E
Time in/Out:
01:22:48:00 / 01:24:03:00
Canister:
ON 023 E
Film ID:
1856.16
Issue Date:
1916

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