Summary: A short film on the time passed by the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in winter quarters in "Weystone", a fictional English village (actually Godstone, Surrey).
Description: Sequence of establishing shots (swans, old pub, village green); arrival of first carriers. Troops are billeted, officers in a 16th century farmhouse, the colonel in the 'White Hart'. Some shots of training (hand grenade, Thompson smg, carriers). Most of film shows soldiers and civilians together - troops help wash up, do laundry, look after children, do crossword, play pontoon, visit pub and play darts. In the spring they leave again (last church-parade, band playing). "Weystone liked the Pats, and the Pats liked Weystone."
Alternative Title:
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:CCN 208
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:To be established
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941-05
Production Country: GB
Production Details: National Film Board of Canada (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Realist (Production company)
Taylor, John Elston1914-10-051992-09-15 (Production individual)
Wright, Basil19071987 (Production individual)
Jeakins, A E (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Canadian Army, Canadian Light Infantry (Princess Patricia's) (regiment/service)
Keywords: recreation, Canadian military - general (object name)
society, British - domestic (object name)
society, Canadian military - friendship (object name)
GB, England (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 687 ft; Running time: 8 mins
