CALLING BLIGHTY NO 246 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]

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  • Title: CALLING BLIGHTY NO 246 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3504
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  • Summary: Messages home from British servicemen stationed in Malaya to their loved ones living in the Manchester area and the surrounding areas, specially recorded for morale 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. Leading Aircraftman J McCarthy, 1515529, 5008 Squadron RAF, sending a message to his wife Mrs K McCarthy and daughter Miss D McCarthy, Stalybridge, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs M McCarthy, Stalybridge, near Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Evelyn Barlow, Stalybridge, near Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Margaret Tomas, Stalybridge, near Manchester, Lancashire and his brother Mr Cecil Duckworth, Hyde, Manchester, Lancashire. 2. Gunner E Greenhalgh, 14729110, 86 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his father Mr I A Greenhalgh, mother Mrs A Greenhalgh and sister Miss W Greenhalgh, Bolton, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs Holehouse and cousin Miss J Holehouse, Bolton, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs Greenhalgh, Bolton, Lancashire. 3. Sergeant S Tomlinson, 1082841, 165/86 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his wife Mrs Tomlinson and son Master Alan Tomlinson, Moston, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs Rodgers and step-father Mr H Rogers, Newton, Hyde, Cheshire and his sister Mrs F Henthorn, Reddish, near Stockport and his mother-in-law Mrs Wilkinson, Moston, Manchester, Lancashire. 4. Gunner E Weldon, 14732106, 86th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his mother Mrs A Weldon, father Mr D Weldon and sister Miss M Weldon, Salford, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs C Halliwell and cousin Mrs E Steele, Weaste, Salford, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs Black, East Stretford, Lancashire. 5. Lance Bombardier T Kershaw, 14794882, 165/86 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs T Kershaw, sister Miss E Kershaw, brother Mr James Kershaw, brother Mr G Kershaw and brother Mr F Kershaw, High Crompton, Shaw, near Oldham. 6. Signalman S J Davis, 14871964, Royal Signals, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs W Davis, Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire and his fiancée Miss B Farrand, Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs C Taylor, Davyhulme, Manchester and his cousin Mrs E Chant, Flixton, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs E Bancroft, Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Miss J Davis, Cadishead, Manchester, Lancashire. 7. Signalman N Moss, 2391795, Royal Signals 86th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his wife Mrs Jeannie Moss, Heaton Norris, Stockport, Cheshire and his parents Mr and Mrs G Moss, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire and his brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs T Moss, Heaton Moor, Stockport, Cheshire. 8. Gunner William French, 14787962, 86th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his mother Mrs Hannah French and sister Miss Lillian French, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs Ward, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire and his cousin Mrs Sharp, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire and his cousin Mrs Portman, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs Cooke, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire. 9. Lance Corporal William Varnom, 11408603, Royal Signals 86th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery sending a message to his wife Mrs W Varnom and son R Varnom, Merefield, Rochdale, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs A Varnom and sister Miss M Varnom, Rochdale, Lancashire and his mother-in-law Mrs B Turner, Rochdale, Lancashire. 10. Sergeant John Woodall, 1794448, Royal Signals 86th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his father Mr John Woodall, mother Mrs Woodall and brother Master Vincent Woodall, Edgeley, Stockport, Cheshire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs E Giblin, Brinksway, Stockport, Cheshire and his aunt Mrs E Cullen, Brinksway, Stockport, Cheshire. 11. Bombardier P Ellis, 14254637, 165/86 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his mother Mrs Mary Ann Ellis, brother Mr J Taylor, sister-in-law Mrs J Taylor and friend Mr E Priestley, Atherton, near Manchester, Lancashire and his sweetheart Miss Margaret Jackson and friend Mrs H Jackson, Tyldesley, near Manchester, Lancashire. 12. Leading Aircraftman H Hughes, 1038027, 5008 Squadron RAF, sending a message to his fiancée Miss Eileen Sheppard, Higher Ince, Wigan, Lancashire and his father Mr John Hughes and sister Miss Mary Hughes, Poolstock, Wigan, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs E Holding, Poolstock, Wigan, Lancashire and his aunt Miss Betty Atkins, Poolstock, Wigan, Lancashire and his friend Mr John Gavaghan, Poolstock, Wigan, Lancashire. 13. Leading Aircraftman T Lester, 1438677, 2852 RAF Regiment Squadron, sending a message to his father Mr E Lester and mother Mrs A Lester, Bolton, Lancashire and his sweetheart Miss A Latchford, Bromley Cross, Bolton, Lancashire. 14. Leading Aircraftman J Smalley, 1695590, 2941 Squadron RAF Regiment, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Smalley and sister Mrs Thomson, Hyde, near Manchester, Lancashire. 15. Leading Aircraftman Jack Bowcock, 1076671, 2941 Squadron RAF Regiment, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs F Bowcock, Blackburn, Lancashire and his fiancée Miss Irene Walkden, Blackburn, Lancashire. 16. Driver J Turton, 14657800, 86th Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his mother Mrs Amelia Turton and father Mr J Turton, Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan, Lancashire and his cousin Mrs Reny Pilling, Ashton-in-Makerfield, near Wigan, Lancashire and cousin Mrs M Haselden, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Lancashire. 17. Battery Sergeant Major C M Smith, 1081263, 165/86 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his wife Mrs C M Smith, Godley, Hyde, Cheshire and his parents Mr and Mrs P Smith, brother Mr E Smith, sister Mrs E Smith and sister Mrs J Smith, Hyde, Cheshire. 18. Signalman Stanley Wright, 14319338, Malaya Command Signals, sending a message to his mother Mrs E Wright, father Mr S T Wright and brother Mr A T Wright, Crosby, Liverpool. 19. Gunner T Byrne, 14417341, 201/86 Medium Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his mother Mrs P Byrne and sister Miss May Byrne, Euxton, Chorley, Lancashire.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MGH 3504
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 3504)
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  • Production Date: 1946-01
  • Production Country: Bombay, India
  • Production Details: Directorate of Welfare and Amenities () Services Film Centre, India ()
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