Hospital Ship ’drottningholm’ (1944)

Liverpool, Merseyside. Various shots of the port with ships around. Various shots of the troops and relatives waiting for the hospital ship ’Drottningholm’ to arrive. Various shots of the activities onboard the ship - men lying in beds, others on the deck, chatting, reading papers, smoking, looking on etc. Several shots of the dining room with waiters serving meal. Several shots of the men having their hair cut. Various shots of relatives waiting on dockside. Railway tracks on dockside, only feet from water edge. Men leaning on windows of hospital train. Nurses preparing food for the arrivals. Various shots of the troops leaving ship and luggage being unloaded. Several shots of the officers at conference - presumably onboard the ship. They are discussing the exchange of prisoners which is about to take place. More shots of the ship at dockside with men waiting to leave. Cut back to the conference. Various shots of the men leaving train and boarding the ship - German prisoners. Long queues