Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Farewell to British Troops
Series
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Farewell to Last British Troops. DESCRIPTION: The last British troops leave India with the departure from Bombay of the Somerset Light Infantry. SHOTLIST: KS Union Jack and Indian flags fly outside Government Building. LS coast, shows Yacht Club in background. MS Somerset Light Infantry paraded. SCU soldiers paraded. MS replica of Gateway of India. Same being presented to regiment. MS painting. MS both being held by soldiers. Indian flag placed on painting. Officer of Somerset Light Infantry salute. LS in background of Yacht Club, troop in fore match at slow march, towards camera. MS into camera, troops through Archway. MS into troops down steps of Arch. Troops out of camera, silhouette. Flag being brought aboard ship. Replicas and flags aboard launch. Colours being parade through ranks of regiment towards camera. GV Gateway of India.
- Keywords
- Independence movements; Military
- Locations
- Bombay
- Card file number
- 49920
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Pat Mohan
- Length of story (in feet)
- 81
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