CALLING BLIGHTY NO 361 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]

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  • Title: CALLING BLIGHTY NO 361 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3501
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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. External scenes.
  • 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. Private Frank Duncan Allen, 7680990, Royal Army Pay Corps, sending a message to his wife Mrs M T Allen, daughter Miss E M Allen and parent in-laws Mr and Mrs Robey, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs Allen, Radcliffe, Manchester, Lancashire. 2. Private C A Romer, 10400657, Royal Army Pay Corps, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs C Romer, sister Mrs Y Dadge, brother Warrant Officer C B Romer 657592 and brother Gunner J G R Romer, 932380, Manchester, Lancashire and his cousin Miss A Bunnage, Manchester, Lancashire. 3. Fusilier J D Staton, 1491178, 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, sending a message to his wife Mrs J D Staton and mother-in-law Mrs A Rogers, near Broughton, Salford and his father Mr J A Staton and aunt Mrs S Peck, near Broughton, Salford. 4. Signalman P J J Mobbs, 6097331, Royal Signals, sending a message to his wife Margaret Mobbs and parents-in-laws Mr and Mrs M Lawton, Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs C Brown, Patricroft, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs R Beckett, Monton, Eccles, Lancashire. 5. Fusilier James Shirt, 14820649, 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, sending a message to his wife Mrs Hilda Shirt, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire and his father-in-law Mr S C Dawson and brother-in-law Mr Leslie Dawson, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister-in-law and nephew Mrs Elsie Parkinson and son, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister-in-law Mrs Edna Dawson and two nieces, Failsworth, Manchester, Lancashire. 6. Fusilier Jack Easton, 14990754, 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, sending a message to his father Mr W Eaton, sister Miss M Eaton, sister Miss A Eaton, brother and wife Mr and Mrs Eaton, Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs E Millington, Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire. 7. Leading Aircraftman Robert Waugh, 1489646, RAF Base Bombay, sending a message to his wife Mrs R Waugh and mother-in-law Mrs R Davenport, Miles Platting, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Kellett, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Williams, Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs E Abbott, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire as well as his friend Mrs D Praine, Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire. 8. Leading Aircraftman Joseph Herstritt, 1520567, RAF Base Bombay, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Herstritt, Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire and his sisters Mrs H Kaiser and Mrs C Cairns, Reddish, near Stockport, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs A Murphy, Higher Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. 9. Fusilier W LeClere, 14897167, Lancashire Fusiliers, sending a message to his mother Mrs B LeClere, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs E Wainwright, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs B Hall, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire and his girlfriend Miss E Twentyman, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire as well as his friend Mr R Archer, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire. 10. Fusilier John Stanley, 14993805, Fusiliers, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs C Stanley, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, Lancashire and his brother Mr C Stanley, Strangeways, Manchester, Lancashire. 11. Corporal Jack Lodge, 1538395, 330 Maintenance Unit, sending a message to his fiancée Miss Edna Thompson and friend Mrs Thompson, Rusholme, Manchester, Lancashire and his friend Mrs G Maguire and friends Mr and Mrs O'Shea, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire and his friend Mrs S Autry, Withington, Manchester, Lancashire. 12. Leading Aircraftman Norman Howard, 1535805, General Headquarters Santa Cruz, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs J Howard, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs A Gaskel, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire and his grandparents Mr and Mrs Gaskel, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Stan Hope, Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancashire. 13. Sergeant A W Martin, 7673782, Royal Army Pay Corps, sending a message to his wife Mrs A W Martin, parents Mr and Mrs H Turner and sister Miss M Turner, Marple, near Stockport, Cheshire. 14. Private J Bowden, 1717879, 1st North Staffordshire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs J Bowden, North Shore, Blackpool, Lancashire and his mother Mrs Bradbury, Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire and his friend Miss A Williams, Manchester, Lancashire. 15. Private A Rosenfield, 6299640, Royal East Kent Regiment (Buffs), sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Rosenfield, brother Mr S Rosenfield and sister Miss E Rosenfield, Hightown, Manchester, Lancashire and his brother Mr A Rosenfield, Salford, Lancashire. 16. Craftsman F W J Foster, 14628478, REME, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs F Foster and brother and sisters Ian, Jean and Nancy Foster, Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire. 17. Corporal Woodman, 5184776, 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, sending a message to his wife and daughter Mrs B Woodman and brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Leith, Sale, Manchester, Lancashire and his parent in-laws Mr and Mrs F Pearce, Liverpool. 18. Lance Corporal J Maguire, 14289756, 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs Maguire, Rochdale, Lancashire and his sister Miss M Maguire, Rhuddlan, Rhyl, North Wales. 19. Private J Ridge, 14415215, 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs J Ridge, Padiham, Lancashire and his mother Mrs G Ridge and brother Gunner F Ridge, Burnley, Lancashire. 20. Private K Johnson, 14837192, 15th Battalion The Parachute Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs W Johnson, Weaste, Salford, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs Johnson, Weaste, Salford, Lancashire and his sister Mrs McNamee, Weaste, Salford, Lancashire and (relationship not stated) Mrs F Brown, Weaste, Salford, Lancashire as well as his mother-in-law Mrs Wrexshaw, Salford, Lancashire. 21. Private Joseph Scholes, 14261247, 83rd Battalion The Royal Army Pay Corps Meerut, sending a message to parents Mr and Mrs Scholes and (relationship not stated) Mrs Wilding, Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MGH 3501
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 3501)
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  • Production Date: 1945-10
  • Production Country: Bombay, India
  • Production Details: Directorate of Welfare and Amenities () Services Film Centre, India ()
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  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    MGH 3501

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    Documents.25996 ('Calling Blighty' Notification Letter, 1946)
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