Our Fighting Boys - Enjoy Their Boxing Tournament… 1914-1918

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Our Fighting Boys - enjoy their boxing tournament in Shoreham, West Sussex.

British Army boxing tournament. Pan across huge crowd of soldiers in steep seating; the ring; where a boxer is seated in the corner while a manager fans him with a towel; other boxer sits in other corner; and continue...

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Cataloguer:
Cheri
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
72975
Sort Number:
ON 108 H
Time in/Out:
01:37:19:00 / 01:38:15:00
Canister:
ON 108 H
Film ID:
1908.38
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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