CALLING BLIGHTY NO 273 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]

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  • Title: CALLING BLIGHTY NO 273 (MANCHESTER AREA) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3505
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  • Summary: Messages home from British servicemen stationed in India 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. Sergeant C H Roberts, 3657386, 7th South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs C H Roberts, mother-in-law Mrs A Hopton and sister-in-law Mrs A Button, Monton Green, Manchester, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs J W Roberts and a friend Miss B Thomas, Eccles, Manchester, Lancashire. 2. Sergeant E Watson, 7375838, Medical Directorate General Headquarters New Delhi, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs R H Watson and sisters Miss G and M Watson, North Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire and his friend Mr H Heywood, Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs E Watson, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire. 3. Private G Worrall, 3660988, 7th South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs G Worrall, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs I Worral and aunt Mrs E Worral, Fallowfield, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs J Urwin and aunt and cousin Mrs and Miss Lodge, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire. 4. Corporal H Harding, 4865132, 39th Infantry Division (India) Pro Unit, sending a message to his mother, brother and 3 sisters Mrs M Tildesley and family and Miss Minnie Harding, Salford, Lancashire and his fiancée Miss Annie Hoddy, Irlams o' th' Height, Salford, Lancashire and his sister and brother-in-law Mrs and Mr G Rigoy (Rigby?), East Salford, Lancashire. 5. Sergeant E Dodd, 3661254, 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs E Dodd, mother-in-law Mrs McMullen and sister-in-law Miss Margaret McMullen, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs Bamber, West Gorton, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister-in-law and niece Mrs and Miss Hayward, North Reddish, Stockport, Cheshire. 6. Sergeant W Youel, 3646731, 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his mother Mrs E Youel, wife Mrs W Youel, sister Mrs E Carr, sister Mrs A Broomhead, aunt Mrs Parkinson and sister-in-law Mrs Charles Youel, Clayton, Manchester, Lancashire. 7. Private L Schofield, 3662160, 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife and son Mrs Mary Schofield and son, Rhodes, Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs M Cunliffe, Middleton, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister-in-law and niece Mrs and Miss Hayes and friend Mrs Doris Murphy, Blackley, Manchester, Lancashire. 8. Private H W Smith, 3861965, South Staffordshire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs Nora Smith and his son, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother and sisters Mrs E E James and two Sisters, Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire and his mother-in-law Mrs M E Blackley, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister-in-law Mrs B Sweetman, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire. 9. Private W Wantling, 3781528, 15th Kings Regiment, sending a message to his wife and son Mrs E Wantling and Son and sister-in-law Mrs F Kelly, Pendlebury, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother-in-law Mrs J Jones, Salford, near Manchester, Lancashire. 10. Lance Corporal R Hargreaves, 3780128, 13th Kings Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs R Hargreaves, Kingsway, Manchester, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs J W Hargreaves, Old Trafford, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs S Honeybull, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt Mrs J Hallmark, Hulme, Manchester, Lancashire and his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Fearn, Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire. 11. Private F Miller, 4200923, 2nd Kings Own Royal Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs Frank Miller, mother-in-law Mrs Francis Rowlands, Salford, Lancashire and his mother Mrs Albert Miller, Salford, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Frank Appleby, Salford, Lancashire and his brother Mr Thomas Miller, 5 Hereford Street, Salford, Lancashire and his friend Mrs Albert Brown, Salford, Lancashire. 12. Corporal V Hickling, 1017543, No 4 Movement Control RAF, sending a message to his wife and son Mrs Hickling and son, Droylsden, Manchester, Lancashire and his father The Reverend S C Hickling, St Helens, Lancashire and his mother-in-law and father-in-law Mr and Mrs W Crozier and brother-in-law Roy Crozier, Audenshaw, near Manchester, Lancashire. 13. Gunner J Hagan, 3656428, Maritime Regiment Royal Artillery, sending a message to his wife Mrs E Hagan and daughter Mrs Mansey, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs Killick and sister Miss Ellen Hagan and brother Mr Bernard Hagan, Cheetham, Manchester, Lancashire and his brother Mr Hagan, Higher Crumpsall, Manchester, Lancashire. 14. Lance Corporal J Green, 8657675, 7th South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife and two children, Mrs Ellen Green, daughter and son, brother and sister-in-law Mr and Mrs Green and friend Mrs Essen, Salford, Lancashire. 15. Corporal J Parsonage, 1527067, No 14 Rest and Leave Camp, sending a message to his friend Mrs M Weatherill, West Didsbury, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Miss J Parsonage, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire. 16. Leading Aircraftman W Limb, 1133889, BSD (Base Supply Depot) RAF, sending a message to his wife Mrs W Limb, Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs A A Limb, Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancashire. 17. Leading Aircraftman C Williams, 1010287, 305 Maintenance Unit RAF, sending a message to Mrs R Williams, Royal Oak Estate, Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire (relationship not stated). 18. Leading Aircraftman R Newman, 1683310, 56th SP RAF, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs R Newman and brother, Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire. 19. Leading Aircraftman J Daniels, 1695095, 27 Advanced Flying Boat Base RAF (Bombay), sending a message to his wife Mrs T Daniels, son and mother-in-law Mrs S Wilson, Bramhall, Stockport, Cheshire and parents Mr and Mrs J Daniels and (relationship not stated) Mrs G Watson, Hazel Grove, near Stockport, Cheshire. 20. Corporal A Lynam, 3660833, 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs A Lynam and mother-in-law Mrs J Stewart, Chorlton, Manchester, Lancashire and his mother Mrs Lynam, sister Miss Lynam and sister Mrs H Swinton, Manchester, Lancashire and his sister Mrs L Plankett, Crossacres, Manchester, Lancashire. 21. Corporal V Jeffers, 8660666, 7th South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs V Jeffers, parents Mr and Mrs W Jeffers and niece Miss P Jeffers, Manchester, Lancashire and his father and mother-in-law Mr and Mrs W Walsh, Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire. 22. Lance Corporal J Taylor, 3661300, 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his wife Mrs Muriel Taylor, Manchester, Lancashire and his parents Mr and Mrs W Taylor, and brother Mr Leslie Taylor, Manchester, Lancashire and his father and mother-in-law Mr and Mrs F Dale, Davyhulme, Urmston, Manchester, Lancashire. 23. Corporal F Hyde, 3661542, 7th Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs Rubery, Denton, Manchester, Lancashire and his parents, brother and sister Mr and Mrs Hyde and Family, Marple Bridge, Stockport, Cheshire. 24. Corporal H Shatwell, 3661297, 7th South Lancashire Regiment, sending a message to his parents Mr and Mrs W Shatwell, sister and brother-in-law Mr and Mrs J H Naughton and evacuee Master Frederic Tourtel, Cheadle Hulme, near Manchester, Lancashire and his cousin Mrs G Knowles, Hurst, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire.
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: MGH 3505
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 3505)
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  • Production Date: 1946
  • Production Country: Bombay, India
  • Production Details: Directorate of Welfare and Amenities () Service Film Centre India ()
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