All Home By Xmas (1925)
Item title reads All home by Xmas Pathe Gazette cameraman, by special permission, obtains history making pictures of our army s last days on the Rhine. Wiesbaden, Germany. Intertitle Number 5. The 8th Hussars last field L, S as they ride on horses in a long line down the hill. M, S as the soldiers ride across the dusty track. L, S as they ride in groups then dismount. M, S of them sat on the ground, the camera pans slowly across to their commanding officer speaking. M, S of him talking. Intertitle I am proud to have commanded (Lieutenant General Sir W. Thwaites, General Officer M, S profile as he makes the speech to his men. Intertitle 400 officers and men of 2nd Leicestershire Regiment the first big draft reach M, S of the men on the ship looking for their families on the dock. M, S of wives and babies waiting. M, S of one man with his family, he cuddles his child who waves. M, S of cups of tea being handed out to the men. M, S as they sit
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