'wassies' In The Middle East 1942

Star Item

Description

Titles read: "'WASSIES' IN THE MIDDLE EAST".

Various shots of the South African Women's Auxiliary Army Service - known as the Wassies - going about their duties in a camp somewhere in the Middle East. The women are woken by a female soldier with a whistle; a small cat jumps out of a window;...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
43655
Sort Number:
42/017
Time in/Out:
01:39:34:00 / 01:41:30:00
Canister:
42/17
Film ID:
1318.23
Issue Date:
23/02/1942

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill
British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 303 - Twenty-First / 21st Century Clothes

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 303 - Twenty-First / 21st Century Clothes

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for stories featured in CP 303.

Albert The Good

Albert The Good

Pathe informs the British public of tragic death King Albert of Belgium.

Tugs Haul In Vain

Tugs Haul In Vain

Failed attempt by owners to salvage windjammer, the Hertzagon Cecillie stranded on rocks.

Peterborough's Noble Cathedral

Peterborough's Noble Cathedral

Good footage of Peterborough Cathedral and the choir, Cambridgeshire.

Manchester Blitzed

Manchester Blitzed

Night bombing destroys shops, houses and damages the cathedral.

1924 Derby (Short Version)

1924 Derby (Short Version)

Great slow motion shots of the Derby, also shots of winning jockey being mobbed by fans.

British Army Moves Up

British Army Moves Up

Footage of British soldiers marching to the front in France.

 

 

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
 Before_Famous
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Transport_Inventions
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler