Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: WRNs Inspected by Duchess of Kent

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
573A
Date Released
30 May 1940
Date submitted
25 May 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: What to Do in an Air Raid
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: WRNs Inspected by Duchess of Kent
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Big Changes in the Army Control
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: The Vale of Martyrdom
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Intercession Led by the King and Queen
  6. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Presentation at the City Chambers
  7. *Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: General Assembly of Church of Scotland

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Duchess of Kent at Plymouth. DESCRIPTION: HRH visits Plymouth and Devonport where she visited the Polish training ship "Gydnia". She also inspected the Civil Nursing Reserve and the WRNS. SHOTLIST: The Duchess is greeted by Sir Dunbar-Nasmith VC. She then pays a visit to the Polish training ship "Gydnia" accompanied by Commander Durski. Later she reviews nurses and WRNS in company with Commodore Crutchley before opening a new YMCA centre.
Keywords
Royalty; Education and training; Ships and boats; Health and medicine; Women; Ceremonies; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
39055
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
36
Story extras:
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