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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Boy Scouts from Fire-Bomb Squad

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
607A
Date Released
23 Jan 1941
Date submitted
16 Jan 1941
Date submitted
21 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Spanish Visit to Royal Navy
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Churchill Cheers and is Cheered
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Lord Provost Opens Glasgow Air School
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Scotland’s Secretary on Coastal Tour
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Boy Scouts from Fire-Bomb Squad
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Queen Sees King Decorate Airmen
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The RN Paymaster on the Job
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: HMS "Ark Royal" at Sea

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scout Fire Fighters. DESCRIPTION: A London troops of Boy Scouts are among the latest recruits to the great army of fire-bombs fighters. SHOTLIST: Scouts of the 8/10th Holborn troop have formed a fire fighting squad under Scout Master Wingrove and The Reverend Cecil Clark of Christ Church. The scouts provide look outs, and they deal with an incendiary bomb very efficiently, which falls in the church. They are afterwards congratulated by the vicar.
Keywords
Organisations; Buildings and structures; Children; Weapons; War damage; Religion and belief; Youth
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40290
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
43
Story extras:

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