The Immortal 51st 1946

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Item title reads - The immortal 51st.

France.

L/S of French coast near St. Valery-en-Caux. M/S as a soldier of the 51st Highland division looks at graves of unknown British soldiers at war cemetery. L/S of allied flags. French children walk in a procession to the cemetery for a memorial...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
45694
Sort Number:
46/056
Time in/Out:
01:34:14:00 / 01:35:04:00
Canister:
46/56
Film ID:
1404.20
Issue Date:
15/07/1946

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