ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS [Main Title]

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  • Title: ROYAL CANADIAN CORPS OF SIGNALS [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 336
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  • Summary: Film highligting the role of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals and the value of its work.
  • Description: The importance of communication in battle is stressed, and the three ways in which the Corps of Signals provides this (dispatch riders, fixed line, wireless) are described in detail. The Signal Headquarters and the role of the Signalmaster. Various scenarios show the Corps in action. The peacetime role of the Corps is also shown: the Canadian Army Signal System, based in Ottawa and the North West Territories and Yukon Radio System, based in Edmonton (the latter providing meteorological stations and also entertainment programmes for isolated communities).
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: MGH 336
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
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  • Production Date: 1950
  • Production Country: Canada
  • Production Details: Department of National Defence, Canada (Production sponsor) National Film Board of Canada (Production company)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Running time: 15 mins (ca)
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