Troops training and Lieutenant General Herring (Darwin series, 1) Accession Number: F01173

Description

Darwin series: A mixture of subjects taken for newsreel items of that period. Troops training, Bren gun carriers, anti-tank gun and crews, anti-aircraft gun and crews, Vickers machine gun and Lewis machine gun. Lieutenant General Sir Edmund Francis Herring and staff officers.

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Accession Number
F01173
Cinematographer
Frank N Bagnall
Classification
Film
Object Type
Actuality footage
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: PMP
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Measurement
Duration
Footage
Projection speed
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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