Womens Volunteer Corps At Action (1914 1918)

Women s volunteer corps at action. Acton, London. Women s Volunteer Corps holds recruiting rally at Acton. Opens w, shot of woman on horse riding on path cleared through crowd (all ages sexes). Following her are women on foot; all wear military uniforms. At rally in park: woman giving speech from horseback; Another woman orator on platform; standing at a table; using arm movements etc. She finishes; sits; women on either side clap enthusiastically. People hanging out in park after the speeches young men in FG why aren t they in the military Some young women come up hand them little slips of paper CU another man passing in FG; woman hands card to him. She also holds it up to camera but can only see a large type YOU. Some other women stay talking to man, in centre one is leafing through pages maybe she s finding out the nearest recruiting office FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING IN