Summary: Jumbled film of British forces in North Russia, 1918-1919.
Description: The film is mixed, often out-of-focus and poor quality. It shows, principally, Archangel, Murmansk, British transport down the River Dvina and the seaplane base on Lake Onega. In addition to British troops, some of the material is of White Russians, and Czechs of the Slavo-British Legion. The seaplanes at the base are the Fairey FIIIC type. Identifiable British officers are General Sir Henry Rawlinson, Major-General Maynard, Major-General Ironside, and Brigadier-General Price. Identifiable White Russian generals are General de Milar (or Miller) and General Shobelstyn.
Production Details: Gordon, K (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Rawlinson, Henry Seymour (person)
Maynard, Charles C M (person)
Ironside, William Edmund (person)
Price, George D (person)
Milar, Eugene K de (person)
Shobelstyn (General) (person)
British Army, North Russian Intervention Force (regiment/service)
Slavo-British Legion (regiment/service)
White Russians (regiment/service)
Keywords: aircraft, British naval - seaplane: Fairey FIIIC (object name)
Intervention in Russia, British & 1918=1919 (event)
Russia & North Russia & Dvina River (geography)
Russia & North Russia & Murmansk (geography)
Russia & North Russia & Onega, Lake (geography)
Russia & North Russia & Archangel (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 4
Footage: 2198 ft; Running time: 37 mins
