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Title:GAUMONT GRAPHIC 740 - WOMEN'S LAND ARMY [Main Title]
Film Number:IWM 536
Other titles:
Summary: Recruiting rally of the forest and timber sections of the Women's Land Army through London, May 1918.
Description: The march starts in the rain with women handing out leaflets. The film stresses that women can join for just six months. The march continues, including a hay wagon. At Trafalgar Square speeches are given (in long shot - no clear view of speakers). Two of the Land Girls in close-up each holding a duck. The girls sing a song or hymn. There are more speeches, followed by the continuation of the march.
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Women's Land Army (regiment/service)
Keywords: recruitment, British civilian: Women's Land Army (object name)
animals, birds (object name)
ceremonies, British - event-related: recruiting march (Women's Land Army) (object name)
31/3(41) (event)
GB, England & London, WC <Trafalgar Square> (geography)
(concept)
rain (concept)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Silent
Soundtrack language: None
Title language: English
Subtitle language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 270 ft; Running time: 4 mins
Notes: Technical: IWM 536 was formerly part of IWM 549-01+02. It is now held in one can with IWM 534 and IWM 535. The last scenes of the film are covered with small scratches or static marks