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Letter from Aldershot

1940 9 min
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Part of the Canada Carries On series, this short film portrays the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force in Aldershot, England. Using an intimate letter home as a narrative device, this film reveals how the troops were received, what their living conditions were like, how they would get along with their English allies and how they spent their leisure time.

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Letter from Aldershot

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Part of the Canada Carries On series, this short film portrays the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force in Aldershot, England. Using an intimate letter home as a narrative device, this film reveals how the troops were received, what their living conditions were like, how they would get along with their English allies and how they spent their leisure time.

War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films
History - Canada - 1920-1945
Foreign Countries
All subjects
  • director
    John Taylor
  • producer
    Stuart Legg
  • sound
    William H. Lane
    C.J. Quick
    Walter Darling
  • music
    Lucio Agostini

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