Swedish Drill By West Lancashire Regiment 1914-1918

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Swedish drill exercises carried out by British army regiment from West Lancashire in World War One. Location of events unknown.

L/S as the soldiers come jogging along in T-shirts and trousers. M/S as they take their places spread out on a field with big hills behind them. M/S as they do Swedish...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
70914
Sort Number:
ON 006 C
Time in/Out:
01:41:47:00 / 01:43:07:00
Canister:
ON 006 C
Film ID:
1660.26
Issue Date:
1914 - 1918

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