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  • Short Summary

    Soldiers of 12th Royal Lancers are seen boarding ship bound for Egypt.

  • Description

    Full title reads: "Going East. 12th Royal (Prince of Wales) Lancers leave for Egypt".

    Southampton, Hampshire.

    M/S of soldiers carrying kit bags, pan to show them boarding a ship in dock. Various M/Ss of soldiers standing on a row on the gang plank, they are passing up swords onto the ship as a chain.

    Cuts / out takes start at 01:07:40. Shots are same or similar to those in edited bit of story.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    660.02
    Media URN:
    26474
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathé
    Issue Date:
    06/12/1926
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:45:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:06:46:00 / 01:08:31:00
    Canister:
    G 1352

Comments (1)

  1. andyshawpollard@gmail.com says

    Recognized my father boarding this ship HMT City of Marseilles. Joined 12th Lancers 1925 sailed for Egypt 1926 arrived Dec 1926 at Port Said bound for Cairo to Helmieh Camp 1926-1929 served in Egypt, Sudan & Palestine, trained in 1928 with 3rd Armored car Company and became a mechanised company moved into Palestine1929 with Rolls Royce Armored cars for troubles there, horses returned in 1929.

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