CALLING BLIGHTY NO 219 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]
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- Title: CALLING BLIGHTY NO 219 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]
- Film Number: MGH 3509
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- Summary: Messages home from British servicemen serving in India to their loved ones living in the Manchester area and surrounding areas, specially recorded for morale purposes.
- Description: List of personnel (identified by rank, name, service number and unit) who recorded a brief message home to their loved ones (relationship, name and address) who were later invited to a screening in Great Britain but who do not appear in the film. 1. Lance Corporal H Sanderson, 14298748, 27th Field Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his parents Mr C W Sanderson and Mrs M Sanderson, Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire and his wife Mrs E Sanderson and son Master Peter Sanderson, Droylsden, Manchester and his parents-in-law Mr E Crowther and Mrs R Crowther, Droylsden, Manchester. 2. Gunner T Coomer, 3450067, 27th Field Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Coomer, sister Mrs Fallon, sister Mrs Murphy and nephew Michael Murry, sister-in-law Mrs Brindley and his friend Mrs Grant, Rochdale, Lancashire. 3. Leading Aircraftman C Smith, 1105735, 94th Air Stores Park RAF, sending a message to his mother Mrs Mary Smith, father Mr Charles William Smith and sister Mrs Kathleen Dickinson, Salford, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Rhoda Platt, Salford, Lancashire and his brother Mr Albert Smith, Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire and his brother Mr Norman Smith, Salford, Lancashire. 4. Private W Smith, 14832260, South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs W Smith, Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs C M Smith, father Mr H Smith and brother Master Alan Smith, Withington, Manchester, Lancashire. 5. Private T Mayers, 5682863, Lancashire Regiment (?), sending a message to his mother Mrs F Mayers, and his brother and sisters Vera, Jean, Marjorie and Roy Mayers, Bradford, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs Skade, Manchester, Lancashire. 6. Private B Woodward, 14820978, Kings Own Royal Regiment, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Woodward, South Rochdale, Lancashire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Spencer, South Rochdale, Lancashire. 7. Leading Aircraftman J Hulme, 1696872, 94th Air Stores Park RAF, sending a message to his aunt Mrs J Henshall, uncle Mr T Henshall, cousin Miss Audrey Henshall and uncle Mr W Hulme, Wilmslow, Cheshire and his fiancée Miss Marjorie Micklin, Crewe, Cheshire and his grandmother Mrs W Henshall, Wilmslow, Cheshire. 8. Private J Antonovitch, 14791278, South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his mother Mrs E Antonovitch, sister Mrs E Woodward, sister Mrs M Shallcross, niece Miss M Woodward, niece Miss I Shallcross and brother-in-law Mr L Shallcross, East Salford, Lancashire. 9. Leading Aircraftman E Blyth, 1491127, 94th Air Stores Park RAF, sending a message to his father Mr E Blyth and mother Mrs E Blyth, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire and his girlfriend Miss B Andrew, Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire and his uncle Mr G Barrow, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire and his cousin, Miss A Henebury, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs A Wright, Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire. 10. Private J G Lock, 14744760, Hampshire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs Alice Lock, sister-in-law May Bootle, brother-in-law William Bootle, mother-in-law Mrs Alice Bootle, Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire. 11. Aircraftman 1st Class G K Stavert, 3012392, 5808 Mobile Signals Unit, sending a message to his mother Mrs Ivy Stavert, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire and his grandmother Mrs E Burton and aunt Miss Nora Burton, Chorlton-cum-Hardy and his aunt Mrs E Mair, Macclesfield, Cheshire and his aunt Miss C Burton, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire. 12. Leading Aircraftman W Bushell, 1049811, 363 Maintenance Unit (Mobile Torpedo Maintenance Unit), sending a message to his wife Mrs W Bushell, mother-in-law Mrs W Hibbert and father-in-law Mr W Hibbert, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire and his parents Mr and Mrs W Bushell and his brother Mr K Bushell, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire. 13. Private F Cunliffe, 14613172, East Yorkshire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs A Cunliffe, mother-in-law Mrs F Plumb, nephew Mr M Holt, sister Mrs R C Abbot and sister-in-law Mrs M Cunliffe, Rawtenstall, near Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs A Cunliffe, Rawtenstall, near Manchester, Lancashire. 14. Stoker J Barlow, D/KX 118467, Royal Navy, sending a message to his mother Mrs A Barlow, father Mr G Barlow, sister Miss L Barlow and sister Miss J Barlow, Salford, Lancashire and his sister Mrs A Taylor, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Lancashire and his brother Mr Barlow, Salford, Lancashire. 15. Stocker 1st Class A Cropper, D/KX 665798, Royal Navy, sending a message to his mother Mr E Cropper and brother Mr W S Cropper, Tintwistle, near Manchester, Lancashire and his friend Mrs M Wyatt, Tintwistle-Hadfield, near Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs W Bamforth, Hadfield, Manchester and his fiancée Miss J Winstanley, Seedley, Salford, Lancashire. 16. Coder A N Smith, C/JX 573162, Royal Navy, sending a message to his mother Mrs I Smith and his father Mr W H Smith, Rochdale, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs A Cutler and uncle Mr A R Cutler, Rochdale, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs P Hollows and uncle Mr P Hollows, Rochdale, Lancashire. 17.Private W Kilgour, 14889050, Loyal Regiment, sending a message to his mother Mrs E Kilgour, Salford, Lancashire and his friend Mrs Darcy, Salford, Lancashire and his friend Mr T Thelwell, Salford, Lancashire and his brother Mr A Kilgour, Salford, Lancashire and his friend Mr B Probert, Salford, Lancashire. 18. Driver F E Timlin, 2382560, 4 Signals Corps, sending a message to his wife Mrs E Timlin, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, near Manchester, Lancashire and his parents Mrs and Mr James Timlin, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, near Manchester, Lancashire. 19. Driver T Shatliff, 14817287, Welfare No 1 Area, sending a message to his brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs Russell, Catford, London and his sister-in-law and brother Mrs S Shatliff and Mr T Shatliff, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire and brother and sister-in-law Mr J Shatliff and Mrs T Shatliff, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire. 20. Leading Aircraftman J P Hardie, 1454499, 96th Squadron RAF, sending a message to his father Mr H Hardie and mother Mrs M E Hardie and sister Miss E Hardie, Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire and his friend Mr B Howe, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, Lancashire and his friend Miss D Jones, Wendesfield, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire and his aunt Mrs E Jones, Withington, Manchester, Lancashire. 21. Sergeant L Farrimond, 972970, 96th Squadron South East Asian Air Force, sending a message to his wife Mrs L Farrimond, Nottingham and his mother Mrs T Farrimond, Bolton, Lancashire and his sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs J Johnson, Bolton, Lancashire. 22. Leading Aircraftman J Smalley, 1509117, 2942 RAF Regiment, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Smalley, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire and his cousin Mr and Mrs Wrigley, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Miss E Canniffe, Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs Hobday, Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire.
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- Colour: B&W
- Digitised: Yes
- Object_Number: MGH 3509
- Sound: Silent
- Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 3509)
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- Production Date: 1945-12
- Production Country: Bombay, India
- Production Details: Directorate of Welfare and Amenities () Service Film Centre India ()
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- HD Media:Yes
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