Blighty by Ballot

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/99
Date Released
11 Dec 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Toys for Our Liberators
  2. 2Ike Visits Monty
  3. 3Liberation of Vilna
  4. 4Blighty by Ballot
  5. 5Men of Arnhem at the Palace

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
An ATS Corporal picks numbers from a lottery drum to see which lucky soldiers will get home leave from Middle East Command. Then General Sir Bernard Paget, C-in-C Middle East picks numbers.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure; Military
Locations
Egypt; Cairo
Length of story (in feet)
76
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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