Royal Tournament 1954

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Earls Court, London.

Display of club swinging by combined Women's Services. Royal Air Force dogs. Display of physical training - Royal Navy and Royal Marines. Field gun display. Massed pipers and drums. Sailors' hornpipe display - boys of HMS Ganges. Massed bands of the Royal Marines.

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Cataloguer:
Jane
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
78112
Sort Number:
UN 2627 B
Time in/Out:
01:22:47:00 / 01:28:58:00
Canister:
UN 2627 B
Film ID:
2616.09
Issue Date:
1954

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