Sons of the Empire

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

165-2

Date Released

24 Oct 1914

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Gallant Defenders
2. 2Sons of the Empire
3. 3Ostend in War-Time
4. 4England Expects

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Canadian troops arrive in England prepared to defend the Empire." Troops on baggage wagons. Washing themselves in the open air. Close shot of a Canadian soldier writing a letter. Group of men displaying a Union Jack bordered by miniatures of Allied flags.

Keywords

Military

Length of story (in feet)

59

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web

Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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