jgreen Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 Here is an interesting clip of film from 1960 sent to me by Geoff Claydon. Does anybody know what is going on here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI34-Hvyc3U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Light Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 That's a lovely bit of film - it must be very rare footage. I'm sure someone with a good grasp of medals could make something of those worn by the Chelsea Pensioners, but the men are certainly old enough to be veterans of both the Great War and the Boer War which might account for why they are wearing so many. Perhaps they were all patients at Netley at some former time and the visit was one arranged especially for them to return there to have a look around. Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithmroberts Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 That's amazing. I have read about Netley, and visited occasionally, but the views of the hospital really bring it to life. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 31 March , 2014 Admin Share Posted 31 March , 2014 What a wonderful film. I've added a link to the Medals sub-forum so the experts can come along and tell us what the other medals are. Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamRev Posted 31 March , 2014 Share Posted 31 March , 2014 What an interesting bit of film; Nettley Hospital is fascinating and simply huge - my grandfather (see avatar) was a patient there when the Armistice was signed; he was blind for quite a few days, after being gassed late October 1918 (his third wound). On just the one viewing I can see that several of the men have the Queen's South Africa medal before a WW1 trio, whilst others have WW1 medals plus WW2 War Medal. William Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglynn Posted 4 April , 2014 Share Posted 4 April , 2014 great old film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollerbeadle Posted 4 April , 2014 Share Posted 4 April , 2014 Unique footage..thank you for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now