Troops In Belgium - May 1940 1940

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Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear - probably Leefdaal, near Louvain, Belgium.

Various shots of the Belgian refugees fleeing from bombed town helped by British troops. Several shots of the burned buildings - smoke still seen. Various shots of British soldiers (possibly...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
sound
Media URN:
58355
Sort Number:
UN 0206 A
Time in/Out:
01:23:37:00 / 01:27:46:00
Canister:
UN 206 A
Film ID:
614.14
Issue Date:

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  • A visitor to the website has written in with more information - this film was shot in the town of Leefdaal, aprox. 10 Km from Louvain. The soldiers in the film are probably part of the Coldstream Guards Regt.

    On May 14th, 1940, 2 men of the Regt. - Company Quartermaster Sergeant John Fenwick & Guardsman Charles Albert Vincent Seymour - died near Leefdaal due to bombardment near Korbeekstraat.

    The film was probably shot around May 14th 1940 or a couple of days later.

    Both soldiers are still buried in Leefdaal.

    British Pathé 5th Mar 2012

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