Smallest Soldier In British Army 1917

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Smallest soldier in British Army.

M/S of little boy in military uniform. He fixes a bayonet onto a rifle and takes aim. Shots of the boy making thrusting movements with his rifle.

Data

Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
72382
Sort Number:
ON 065 N
Time in/Out:
01:28:49:00 / 01:29:27:00
Canister:
ON 065 N
Film ID:
1884.33
Issue Date:
1917

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