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Womens Royal Army Corps. 1950
Description
A short trailer film encouraging young women to join the Womens Royal Army Corps.
A member of the WRACS introduces herself to us and then who introduces us to her friends at their posts. One is a secretary, one a driver, one works cooking, one is a radio operator, two of her friends work on...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 92780
- Sort Number:
- 50/014
- Time in/Out:
- 01:00:08:00 / 01:01:04:00
- Canister:
- 50/14
- Film ID:
- 3424.01
- Issue Date:
- 16/02/1950
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