CALLING BLIGHTY NO 178 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]

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  • Title: CALLING BLIGHTY NO 178 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3494
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  • Summary: Messages home from British Naval personnel in India (including WRNS) to their loved ones in the Manchester area and surrouding areas, specially recoreded for moral purposes. External scenes.
  • Description: List of personnel (identified by rank, name, service number and unit) who recorded brief messages 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. Steward F W Taylor, D/LX 574894, sending a message to his mother Mrs Taylor, Stoneclough, Manchester, Lancashire. 2. Leading Air Fitter A Williamson, FAA/SFX 2026, sending a message to his Mother Mrs A Williamson, Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire. 3. Naval Airman 2nd Class Leonard Henn, FAA/FX 108774, sending a message to his parents and family, Mr and Mrs J Henn, Irlams o'th’ Height, Salford, Lancashire. 4. Stoker Samuel Shawcross, P/KK 155192, sending a message to his mother Mrs Shawcross, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire. 5. Steward Thomas W Barth, D/LX 609108, sending a message to his grandmother Mrs M Barth, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire. 6. Naval Airman 1st Class Donald Sinclair, FAA/FX 79574, sending a message to his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Brown, Salford, Lancashire. 7. Able Seaman Charles J Grimes, P/JX 155265, sending a message to his wife Mrs C J Grimes, Moss Side, Manchester, Lancashire. 8. Steward Raymond Fenney, P/LX 613518, sending a message to his aunt Mrs D Phillipson, Weaste, Salford, Lancashire. 9. Engine Room Artificer Alfred Holt, P/MX 88847, sending a message to his wife Mrs D Holt, Harpurhey, Manchester, Lancashire. 10. Air Mechanic Frank Risby, FAA/FX 101937, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs E Risby, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire. 11. Naval Airman William Clarke, FAA/FX 560059, sending a message to his mother Mrs M Clarke, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire. 12. Ordinary Seaman, Ronald T Davis, PJX 640509, sending a message to his mother Mrs M Davies, Wilmslow, Cheshire. 13.Leading Writer James Walkden, P/MX 95853, sending a message to his mother (name unknown), Wingates, Westhoughton, Bolton. 14. Air Mechanic William Travis, FAA/FA 584948, sending a message to his wife Mrs W Travis, Rochdale Road, Manchester, Lancashire. 15. Air Mechanic George Russell, FAA/FX 89977, sending a message to his wife Mrs G Russell, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire. 16. Able Seaman T P Smith, D/JX 290112, sending a message to his mother Mrs M Smith, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire. 17. Ordinary Signalman James Baverstock, P/JX 610409, sending a message to his sweetheart Miss Ann Waring, Mossley, Manchester, Lancashire. 18. Writer Harold J Raisin, P/MX 618657, sending a message to his sister, aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Taylor, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire. 19. Air Mechanic Stanley R Scargill, FAA/FX 89693, sending a message to his mother Mrs M Scargill, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire. 20. Able Seaman James H Sands, P/JX 392574, sending a message to his mother and family Mrs L A Sands, Charlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire. 21. Able Seaman Frank Nurtney, P/JX 178036, sending a message to his wife and son Mrs F Nurtney, Salford, Lancashire. 22. Wren Margaret Taylor, 34728, sending a message to her mother Mrs David Taylor, Prestwich, Manchester, Lancashire 23. Radio Mechanic Petty Officer Herbert W Griffiths, FAA/FX 110657, sending a message to his mother and sister, Mrs C Griffiths, New Moston, Manchester, Lancashire. 24. Air Mechanic Leslie Sykes, FAA/FX 105006, sending a message to his mother and family, Mrs R Sykes, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire. 25. Air Mechanic Owen J Bates, FAA/FX 105006, sending a message to his mother and family, Mrs M Bates, Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire. 26. Air Mechanic Stanley Simpkins, FAA/FX 105913, sending a message to his wife and family, Mrs E Simpkins, Salford, Lancashire. 27. Able Seaman Thomas Johnson, P/JX 382671, sending a message to his wife Mrs T Johnson, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire. 28. Air Mechanic Leslie Cope, FAA/FX 86761, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Cope, Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire. 29. Cook James J Simpson, P/MX 696803, sending a message to his wife and mother, Mrs J Simpson, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire. 30. Cook James Schofield, P/MX 535999, sending a message to his wife and mother, Mrs J Schofield, Ardwick, Manchester, Lancashire. 31. Regulating Petty Officer Jack Cooper, P/JX 382669, sending a message to his sweetheart, Miss Isabel Weir, Audenshaw, near Manchester, Lancashire. 32. Able Seaman Eric Wilson, P/JX 697118, sending a message to his wife and family, Mrs E Wilson, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire. 33. Able Seaman Ernest I Derbyshire, P/JX 563593, sending a message to his parents and his sweetheart, Mr and Mrs Derbyshire, East Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MGH 3494
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 3494)
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  • Production Date: 1945
  • 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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