Reinforcements For Gibraltar 1941

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Title reads: "Reinforcements for Gibraltar".

En route between Britain and Gibraltar.

Various shots of soldiers boarding a troopship. Various shots of troops on the decks of a cruiser en route for Gibraltar. We see them being issued with life belts, playing cards, fencing and at a Sunday...

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
38924
Sort Number:
41/048
Time in/Out:
01:27:51:00 / 01:28:51:00
Canister:
41/48
Film ID:
1117.21
Issue Date:
16/06/1941

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