Tough On The Troops (1961)

Full title reads: “Pirbright. Tough On The Troops“. Pirbright Barracks, Surrey. Tough two day trek part of training for the Territorial Army. LV group of men in civilian clothes, led by man in bowler hat walking towards camera. SV the group of men, SV the men going into building, CU interior the man with the bowler hat he removes it and puts on a army beret, SV the man coming out of the building dressed in army uniform. GV pan teams for different TAX units waiting for the start of the tough training competition, SV a team, SV officials. GV the start of the contest with the men running past camera, CU Major General Gleadell. GV the men running through trees. SV the men putting on polythene gaiters. GV men crossing canal, SV Ditto. one man sits down in the water, GV the men scrambling up the bank. SV man wearing no boots rubbing his feet on the grass. to try and dry them out. CU man removing sock and he sticks his foot out towards the lens, LV man running forward to the rifle range and takes up a prone po
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