Proclamation Navy Reserve Call Up 1938 (1939)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown A civic officer reads out a Royal proclamation calling up the men of the British Royal Naval reserve. A crowd of people are watching the reading. Tilt down statue on war memorial to show people listening. More proclamations are read out to call up various other Naval reserves. The move is part of the mobilisation of troops before WW2. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé