News Briefs: Shropshires Home

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1222

Date Released

3 Nov 1952

Date Other

Oct 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Duke Sees Lynmouth Emerging
2. 2News Briefs: Comet Crash
3. 3News Briefs: Shropshires Home
4. 4News Briefs: Motor Ball
5. 5News Briefs: Bells for Hiroshima
6. 6Coronation Preparations
7. *Leeds Sees Royal Performance Film
8. *Liverpool Sees Royal Film Performance

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Section Title

News Briefs

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Briefs - Shropshire Home. DESCRIPTION: The Empire Trooper, arriving at Southampton, brought home about 700 officers and men of the 1st Battalion, King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. GV Empire Trooper along quayside. Troops of Kings Shropshire Light Infantry aboard ship. Crowds of troops around ship to shore telephone. One troop phoning. Two soldiers one, Bandsman Smith and Corporal Griffiths on deck with the Chinese wives they brought home.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Entertainment and leisure; Communications; Navy; Military

Locations

Southampton

Card file number

58049

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

47

Story extras:

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